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Same here, just scan news.google.com periodically, never watch anything unintentionally [0]. The incessant talking heads are such obvious brainwashers, wheneve

Same here, just scan news.google.com periodically, never watch anything unintentionally [0]. The incessant talking heads are such obvious brainwashers, whenever I get tricked into watching some in a clip or at a bar/taqueria it's utterly offensive and patronizing manipulative trash. I can't imagine how broken people are who constantly consume the stuff. [0] youtube-dl is a godsend for maintaining this without totally disconnecting from contemporary culture

mmaunder 5y ago
Google News is filled with spam and cheap attention grabbing garbage these days IMO. It’s also highly targeted leading to a bubble. But I agree with both of you otherwise!
- pengaru 5y ago
  I only view the main page with js disabled, but agree the quality has diminished since its earlier years. Castrating its use of js still retains visibility into the major headlines via the main page at least.
- ethbr0 5y ago
  > highly targeted leading to a bubble I wish there were automation scripts one could leave running that literally just expanded ones bubble back to objective normalcy.
- themacguffinman 5y ago
  I don't really understand where this comes from, if you're skimming the news periodically then the "Headlines" mobile app tab (or the "Top Stories" section in the website) is actually un-personalized. Google News explicitly pushes personalization in the separate and aptly named "For You" section.
JKCalhoun 5y ago
> I can't imagine how broken people are who constantly consume the stuff. I would say for starters that they live in a much more frightening world than you and I live in. And that is very unfortunate.
jsemrau 5y ago
I noticed this problem is especially prevalent in US American news. There is more opinion, opinions of opinions, and breaking news of opinions than news in the news. Who cares if AOC slams Ted Cruz or Tucker Carlson reacts to Rachel Maddow. And that I know all of these names is already a crime in itself ;=)

mmaunder 5y ago

Google News is filled with spam and cheap attention grabbing garbage these days IMO. It’s also highly targeted leading to a bubble. But I agree with both of you otherwise!

pengaru 5y ago
I only view the main page with js disabled, but agree the quality has diminished since its earlier years. Castrating its use of js still retains visibility into the major headlines via the main page at least.
ethbr0 5y ago
> highly targeted leading to a bubble I wish there were automation scripts one could leave running that literally just expanded ones bubble back to objective normalcy.
themacguffinman 5y ago
I don't really understand where this comes from, if you're skimming the news periodically then the "Headlines" mobile app tab (or the "Top Stories" section in the website) is actually un-personalized. Google News explicitly pushes personalization in the separate and aptly named "For You" section.

JKCalhoun 5y ago

> I can't imagine how broken people are who constantly consume the stuff. I would say for starters that they live in a much more frightening world than you and I live in. And that is very unfortunate.

jsemrau 5y ago

I noticed this problem is especially prevalent in US American news. There is more opinion, opinions of opinions, and breaking news of opinions than news in the news. Who cares if AOC slams Ted Cruz or Tucker Carlson reacts to Rachel Maddow. And that I know all of these names is already a crime in itself ;=)