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 The palpable demonstration that in Europe we are mentally retarded is Eurovision 😂, I don't know if it's worse that shit and everything around it or sticking needles in your testicles.

A good idea is to break your TV antenna, the life of the people living in your house will improve.

In my house I blocked all the channels that offer trash TV so that my wife's brain does not suffer the dire consequences, although it did not help, she now uses TikTok. 
 My wife is my biggest opsec disruptor and cybersecurity threat in my life xD.

What's also funny is that Israel might win the EUROvision contest. 
 😂😂😂😂😂 
 I will suffer the consequences if I do that at our flat 🤣 
 Last time I had a TV in my house was 15 years ago.  
 That's commendable. I do still have one but I exclusively watch sport on it, that's it.  
 thank God we don't have a TV - my goal this year is to make it through without knowing any shitty Eurovision song although some friends make it impossible 
 If a friend screws up your plan, punch him without warning, next year he'll think about it 😂. 
 Why is everyone still talking about this politicized, boomer, redneck show is fuck beyond me?! Is it this time because Israel using it to further brainwash Europe?
Those watching belong to dying world and we are on a different lane.
It's the same as the crowd on FB sharing meaningless bullshit when in fact the world is on fire.
Europe has got this shit but all parts of this planet have their own mental cancer running on TV in one way or another.
I agree though households where there are 2-3 TV sets are still massively common..when you visit a family like that and all 3 are playing in the same time you are literally in mad house. 
 Sticking needles to testicles can be fun in a proper setting. But Eurovision 🤷‍♀️ 
 Still some Nokia 6110's on ebay 
 Oh come on now, the United States of America has Donald Trump  nostr:nevent1qqsqq3k6dv7hrm66epfgdy6m4rdxpqgay36a2mqf9dwrxcccuc32x5czyr70wzj9e75p064gzwum4z3ht4cn6vtf7j3870w2c02fzyklvlfhuecaf0m 
 DNS block TikTok at the router. 
 The only time in that “song contest” history worth watching was Lordi (actual old school heavy rock) performing in 2006. Other than that, it’s just a shitty pride parade. 
 @⁣⁤npub12h80gtm25ds9k3hamw8vwfz3glrkthkh7a224r7gtgrc3vul752svd3rkx⁤⁣  Is Eurovision the perfect vision of what Europe should look like for our leaders?

Eurovision is a singing competition whose title that doesn't refer to singing or music - but to a show to view (« vision »). 
It doesn’t have a theme but a vague slogan  « United by music ». 
The 2024 (European?) edition was sponsored by a US company with an Arabic-sounding name (Moroccanoil). 
You can vote before hearing a single song, for a country not necessarily in Europe, by choosing the song of a singer or group who doesn’t necessarily have the nationality of the country. 
The goal is to choose one winner among more than 20 candidates who sometimes sing in English, sometimes in their native language – but it’s never translated, subtitled or explained. 
The results are presented live and with great pomp from the four corners of the globe by a "pro" jury that voted… the day before. 
What is the purpose / real objective of this event?
To create an international live variety show? To launch singles internationally? To launch artists internationally?

Who pays?
Indirectly the taxpayers since it’s organized by the association of national public broadcasters... 
But primarily the local and national authorities of the host country. 
The resources allocated for the show are considerable.
Who makes money on this event?