What did we learn from Speechapalooza?

Now that the conventions are over, let's recap what we learned.  If you're a Republican, you learned that Hillary Clinton is bad and Donald Trump is good.  If you're a Democrat, you learned that Donald Trump is bad and Hillary Clinton is good.   If you're an independent, you probably didn't watch either one of the conventions. And if you live on Facebook, you'll learned a million new ways to make fun of both candidates as a result of the conventions.

Party conventions are worthless!  They are the most boring part of any awards show without giving an actual award.  Political conventions exist so that candidates can tell people who already think they're great, how great they really are.  They are four days of people patting themselves on the back for being right.  And at a political convention, everyone is right.  The candidates are right.  The family and friends and associates are right.  Most of all, the people standing and watching them are right.  The winning candidates get up and speak to applause and cheers.  The losing candidates get up and speak to applause and cheers.  A lot of wannabe candidates get up and speak, hoping that one day they'll get applause and cheers.

So why did you watch the conventions?  Was it to learn something new about your candidate?  Was it to learn something new about the other candidate?  Or was sitting on the couch watching eight nights of not much to see TV, just easier than firing up Pokémon Go?