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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 37 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (3 children)

TLC used to be The Learning Channel. Before it was “here’s a bunch of children who are being sexually abused behind the camera,” it was educational outreach. Vocational training. Satellite college courses for people in Alaska and Appalachia.

Then Discovery bought it. Fuck Discovery.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Yep. I thought for ages that it was a spinoff of discovery but no, it was a whole thing that went back to the 80s. After Discovery acquired it blam.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 8 hours ago

One of my favorite channels. I liked learning new stuff. Factual stuff. Not conspiracy theories disguised as history.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Why do I associate TLC with, like, Trading Spaces and other domestic not-quite-a-game shows like that? Am I conflating it with something else? Also I haven't had "television" in decades now.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Because that’s the slop it turned into. It was a place for documentaries and educational content, just like MTV used to have music. But watching Kate torment her brood of children or Honey BooBoo eat sketti makes the kind of money airing a college lecture doesn’t.