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![RackhamRishel Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1853095161082916864.png) Rackham Rishel [@RackhamRishel](/creator/twitter/RackhamRishel) on x 11K followers
Created: 2025-07-19 02:31:17 UTC

David Sacks delivers a sharp critique of Colbert’s shift from comedy to commentary. A third of the audience tuning out suggests something deeper than changing tastes. Viewers might not want nightly lectures wrapped in punchlines. When the punchline disappears, so does the audience.

@JesseBWatters helped spotlight a broader pattern critics say is becoming all too familiar.


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