@MILFWEEED
As a Gen Xer, we were the first generation who grew up, or at least came of age, with no parents home; and were the first to have cable TV - it was all new - and watching mTV and CNN was the replacement we had for our absent parents.
how do I explain to my gen x parents that the news is something you sit down and watch for 30 minutes and not insidious background noise for the entire day