3 ms·
At this point most of us don’t really need as much news as we consume, especially not the kind of “news” that gets created today. For most of us, news isn’t th
by hammock 4y ago
At this point most of us don’t really need as much news as we consume, especially not the kind of “news” that gets created today.
For most of us, news isn’t that different from an HN or YouTube or TikTok rabbit hole, a compulsive outlet for us to waste time in, having little practical impact on our real lives. Certainly not enough to pay for, if we were forced. We would just move to TikTok instead
- ShamelessC 4y agoHm, sad state of affairs in any case.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoAlso, news outlets shifted from journalism to infotainment and propaganda in an effort to stay relevant in the Internet age. They succeeded, but now few news outlets seem trustworthy enough to pay for them, and we certainly can't subscribe to all of them to form our own opinion.