This show lost tens of millions each year - some say as much as $ 40,000,000.00 a year and look at the huge staff. How is it possible that that many people can't find a single funny thing to say?
If you watch re-runs of Johnny Carson, one thing will stand out the most, and it's that Carson had the unique ability to deliver jokes in a casual, midwestern-everyman tone; like chatting with the audience over a drink. He made it feel effortless and inclusive, as if he was one of them poking fun at the day's absurdities (kind of like we do with snark on social media - everyone's fair game) He recovered from weak jokes by leaning into them self-deprecatingly, which often got bigger laughs.
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When Carson did his final show, one in five Americans were watching. Colbert's final audience was a minor fraction of that. The numbers tell the whole story of what late night became:
Then: When Johnny Carson signed off in 1992, it's been estimated that 55 million Americans watched - out of about 250 million. More than one in five.
Now: Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show drew 6.7 million - out of roughly 342 million. Under 2%.
The shift: same chair, a far bigger country, a fraction of the audience.
The reason: Carson made the whole country laugh; Colbert made half the country the butt of his 'jokes'. Late night didn’t die of natural causes. It chose a side, aimed nine of every ten jokes at that side’s enemies, and then acted shocked when half the country stopped watching. Carson understood he was a guest in everyone’s living room. His successors decided the living room needed a lecture. Carson hosted an entire country. Colbert played 'host' to a minority who's clubhouse was closed to anyone with half a brain.
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People have become so hyper-focused on living through their smartphone screens that they've forgotten not everyone wants - or is able - to do the same. From Miami Beach cafés going completely cashless to essential services across the Sunshine State requiring a mobile app download just to complete a basic transaction, the push for a 100% digital world is alienating millions of people - not just Floridians. It's time to stop forcing app-only payments down everyone's throats.
The physical world shouldn't require a software update to navigate. True financial freedom means having choices - whether that's paying with a physical card at an ATM, using paper cash, or tapping a phone. When we eliminate the analog options, we strip away independence from seniors in retirement communities, coastal residents, and those without stable internet access. Technology should serve all of us, not restrict what we do and where we do business.
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