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> The average mainstream source is edited multiple times for clarity and correctness, passes through multiple sets of eyes, potentially seeks the opinion of sub
by solveit 7y ago
> The average mainstream source is edited multiple times for clarity and correctness, passes through multiple sets of eyes, potentially seeks the opinion of subject matter experts, has the names of people involved which one could follow up with and statements from them.
None of which says much about how relevant the material is to your life. Do I really need to know about how the republicans did whatever?
- michaelmrose 7y agoIt bears on whether I'll be able to afford medical treatment for myself and my wife and whether I can keep breathing and she can keep being alive so ya.
- solveit 7y agoFor the vast majority of people, that information isn't really actionable. I maintain that politics is way overemphasized in media relative to its importance to the consumers of said media.
- michaelmrose 7y agoThere is more actionable than you are likely to realize.