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Get off your high horse. Not reading the news does not equate to ignoring what’s going on around you. Reading the news does not necessarily help the trampled.

dominotw 7y ago
> Not reading the news does not equate to ignoring what’s going on around you. how so? > Get off your high horse. no need to be rude here.
- gherkinnn 7y ago
  How so? It takes active measures to not hear about what’s new. No one here is advocating that. Researching an issue is not “reading news”. Debating current events is not “the news”. Understanding the world is not “the news”. Going on strike is not “the news”. It’s craving the next hit of shallow information that is poison.
  - dominotw 7y ago
    > shallow information Article doesn't define news as such. He estimates that about 10% of news is legitimate. > Debating current events is not “the news” So.. your "debates" are "deep" and everything else is "shallow". Get off your high horse.
- kerkeslager 7y ago
  > This is an arrogant privileged position No need to be rude here, either.
  - dominotw 7y ago
    because i am describing the position as "arrogant privileged" vs GP who is describing me as a person on "high horse".
    - kerkeslager 7y ago
      Given people's ideas are generally a large part of their identity, calling someones idea "arrogant privileged" is pretty equivalent to calling the person "arrogant privileged".
      - dominotw 7y ago
        Author defines himself based the belief that news gives ppl illusion of caring ? lol Its possible he doesn't have such ridiculous self identity. correct ? In which case my comment was not rude.
        kerkeslager 7y ago
        > Author defines himself based the belief that news gives ppl illusion of caring ? lol No. It's pretty clear that if you read any of article at all, you didn't read beyond the first few paragraphs. Please in the future refrain from sharing your opinion on articles you didn't even read. It's also pretty clear that discussing this further would be pointless. Perhaps because you've formed part of your identity around being someone who consumes the news, so any attack on that idea, you take as a personal attack. ;)
        dominotw 7y ago
        I didn't "attack" anyone. Also in future stop pretending to be a moderator of HN and going around telling ppl what to do.

dominotw 7y ago

> Not reading the news does not equate to ignoring what’s going on around you. how so? > Get off your high horse. no need to be rude here.

gherkinnn 7y ago
How so? It takes active measures to not hear about what’s new. No one here is advocating that. Researching an issue is not “reading news”. Debating current events is not “the news”. Understanding the world is not “the news”. Going on strike is not “the news”. It’s craving the next hit of shallow information that is poison.
- dominotw 7y ago
  > shallow information Article doesn't define news as such. He estimates that about 10% of news is legitimate. > Debating current events is not “the news” So.. your "debates" are "deep" and everything else is "shallow". Get off your high horse.
kerkeslager 7y ago
> This is an arrogant privileged position No need to be rude here, either.
- dominotw 7y ago
  because i am describing the position as "arrogant privileged" vs GP who is describing me as a person on "high horse".
  - kerkeslager 7y ago
    Given people's ideas are generally a large part of their identity, calling someones idea "arrogant privileged" is pretty equivalent to calling the person "arrogant privileged".
    - dominotw 7y ago
      Author defines himself based the belief that news gives ppl illusion of caring ? lol Its possible he doesn't have such ridiculous self identity. correct ? In which case my comment was not rude.
      - kerkeslager 7y ago
        > Author defines himself based the belief that news gives ppl illusion of caring ? lol No. It's pretty clear that if you read any of article at all, you didn't read beyond the first few paragraphs. Please in the future refrain from sharing your opinion on articles you didn't even read. It's also pretty clear that discussing this further would be pointless. Perhaps because you've formed part of your identity around being someone who consumes the news, so any attack on that idea, you take as a personal attack. ;)
        dominotw 7y ago
        I didn't "attack" anyone. Also in future stop pretending to be a moderator of HN and going around telling ppl what to do.