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========== Here's an idea.What follows is an explanation
of why I personallydislike the word "content."You don't have to
dislike it, but I do.[theme music]This episode of Idea
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CuriosityStream.If you've been watching
Idea Channel for a bit,you've maybe caught me intoning
the popular all purposemedia label "content"
as (PIRATE VOICE) yarrr,content, like some sort
of internet pirate.With a pegleg, not
a torrent client.(PIRATE VOICE) Content, content,
content, yarrr, content.The pirate voice isn't a random
choice, believe it or not.And we'll eventually
talk about why I chose"yarrr, content" over
"content," "that...
