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What are some good examples of 'Competency Porn' shows, like The Pitt (en.wikipedia.org)
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Some of the examples in the Wikipedia page don't make sense to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competency_porn

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[-] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

I find it interesting that the wikipedia artickes cites Apollo 13 and not The Martian. The Martian is like the most popular example of competency porn isn't it?

[-] SolSerkonos@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

God, I love The Martian. Istg I could quote it line by line.

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