The Great Science Channel Extinction Event

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The Great Science Channel Extinction Event

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Remember when we'd watch explosions in the name of science instead of people catching bass? The Great Channel Evolution Experiment has failed spectacularly! Once upon a time, Discovery Channel was our laboratory for curiosity—blowing things up, testing urban legends, and exploring the cosmos. Now it's devolved into "Watch This Guy Catch a Fish" and "Drama in the Wilderness: Season 47." It's like watching Einstein's brain slowly transform into a reality TV contestant's. The experimental hypothesis "educational content can survive on cable" has been BUSTED! *maniacal scientist laugh* The control group (History Channel) isn't doing any better with its "Ancient Aliens Built My Swimming Pool" programming. We demand the return of our explosive science goodness!

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