It's all quite simple really.
National Geographic People is about food, Travel Channel is about food and around half the other channels on TV are about food. The other half are news channels that are either hysterical or wrong with their poll forecasts or both. (The History Channel is a bit different though. It's easier to tell what it is not about - history - than what it is about.)
The word 'Content' (yes, upper case C) is as ubiquitous as food shows on TV. You don't know where it came from but suddenly it is everywhere - including on this Piece of Content (upper case P again,yes). More than the internet or smartphones, the word 'Content' is the defining hallmark that really sets our era apart. I mean can you imagine people like Shakespeare using it ?
The following conversation is as inconceivable as a TV channel not airing a food show :
" William , thy meat is ready, thou art awaited".
" Get thee gone ! I'm working on a Piece of Content"
" Get thee gone ! I'm working on a Piece of Content"
Or Gutenberg saying this : " My printing press will produce Content !"
Or Goebbels holding this designation : 'Chief Content Officer - Third Reich'
And so on. Doesn't stack up, does it.
The really nasty bit of business though is when food and Content come together too often on TV.
Don't get me wrong. I love food. I also enjoy food shows - up to a point. It's only when a grill and a basket of fresh ingredients pop into the scene moments into a show about a destination that Content turns into some serious discontent.
Oh well. Happy new year anyway ! Hope 2017 leaves you very content indeed. Lower case. Why, upper case too if that's your thing.
And of course, thanks for Consuming this Piece of Content.
