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| ▲ | mrandish 4 minutes ago | parent | next [-] |
| Radio has an almost orthogonally inverse set of failure modes than internet streaming. |
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| ▲ | kube-system 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| A podcast requires thousands of pieces of fragile infrastructure between the sender and receiver. Radio can send signals between continents with zero infrastructure between the sender and receiver. |
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| ▲ | ux266478 28 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| They live in different layers of "medium". This is like asking "What does piping do that juice doesn't?", they're not mutually exclusive. |
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| ▲ | twism an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Internet.connection (∴ tracking) not required |
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| ▲ | ajs1998 40 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It's not just the medium. Streaming from the internet is a totally different product than radio. There's no reason we can't have both. |
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| ▲ | alnwlsn 34 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Work without internet infrastructure |
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| ▲ | kgwxd 8 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Count how many subscriptions are between you and that podcast. |
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| ▲ | tonypapousek 43 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Emergency broadcast is a big one, as well as location-specific information like road conditions. |
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| ▲ | sergiomattei 42 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| AM is critical for emergency scenarios. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, all our infrastructure was completely devastated. The only way to receive news or bulletins for weeks was just one remaining AM radio station that kept broadcasting even as the storm hit and their building began to flood. |
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| ▲ | ramesh31 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| >why is the medium relevant at all? what does radio do that a podcast cant Deliver the news to you anywhere and everywhere with a receiver that can be built from scavenged garbage. Terrestrial absolutely still has a place, and will most likely outlive the internet. |
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| ▲ | Craighead 24 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It's literally absurdity that you even wrote this at all. |
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| ▲ | iAMkenough an hour ago | parent | prev [-] |
| what does a movie theater screen do that a phone screen can’t? |
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| ▲ | nekzn 32 minutes ago | parent [-] | | That’s right, nothing. “Movie theater attendance is well below pre-pandemic levels, with global cinema admissions hovering at roughly 64% of their historical peaks” | | |
| ▲ | iAMkenough 26 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Yes, lower sales performance means we should eliminate all movie theaters so our children never have the opportunity to experience them. Profits are the only factor. You’re right that experiencing a movie individually on a phone screen is the ideal medium. | | |
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