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> people today scroll through their feed where in one instant they are reading an article about war crimes in South America committed by the U.S. and in the nex
by roosterdawn 6y ago
> people today scroll through their feed where in one instant they are reading an article about war crimes in South America committed by the U.S. and in the next instant what Kylie Jenner wore to the MET gala
Doesn't this completely invalidate your argument? If it's that much easier for folks to read an article about war crimes in South America committed by the US and the next about Kylie Jenner at a gala, how is that different from reading one section of a newspaper and then a different section?
- hckr_news 6y agoI think the point he’s trying to make is people are reading, but reading blurbs and tweets, rather than long form content like a book or an essay piece. Similar to eating fast food as it’s readily available, accessible, quick instead of choosing a more wholesome meal with good benefits.
- kgwgk 6y agoIn that case, he could have said "a book" rather than "the newspaper".
- robryan 6y agoMost newspapers have never really been much different, same with the nightly news on TV. Everything is presented in such a way to give a very brief surface level look at a lot of stories without really giving a level of deep understanding of anything. Online that level of deep understand is there if you want it, but most people scrolling through a feed won’t seek it out.