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News as a term is rather abstract and can be interpreted in infinite ways. I mean, if you want literal translation you can easily find it in dictionaries. If an

News as a term is rather abstract and can be interpreted in infinite ways. I mean, if you want literal translation you can easily find it in dictionaries. If anything, I feel like post is quite sensationalist. From my personal experience, I don't find general news helpful at all (doom and gloom happening on other side of the world most of the time), you usually want to find various specialized news sites that focus on specific areas. Also, one thing I noticed quite often is that you rarely get to comment or see other people's comments on many news sites. I am quite thankful sites like Ars Technica and HN exist because you can usually find some extra info related to the original article from those comments.

ArjenM 4y ago
>you can usually find some extra info related to the original article from those comments The real values of being lazy to a fault, reading the comments that come floating above with an experience. These relatively small and fractured communities are what contains most of the uncluttered sources of outside information, organically getting reprinted for judgement by it's observers once more. "News" sites are once more the old 1999 closed boxes asking for coin to enter.
chiefalchemist 4y ago
> From my personal experience, I don't find general news helpful at all The issue here is that's not actually news. Something happening - because LOTS of things happen - is not news. Content focused on "increasing engagement" (to increase ad views) is not news. News has relevance. News has importance. News' priority is to inform and clarify. All too often, most news is not news (at best it's current events). It doesn't help that parroting press releases and narratives that force feed "conventional wisdom" is passed off as journalism. Collectively, we need to stop giving credit where credit is not due. A barking pet is not a cat. Sure, the abnormal has been normalized. But that doesn't make it right.
- ghaff 4y ago
  What's relevant and important? If the political situation in, say, Nepal is reported on in The Economist that's certainly relevant and important to--not only the residents of Nepal and perhaps nearby countries--but those who do business with or travel to the country. However, many people in the West and elsewhere would perhaps be forgiven for giving the article a cursory skim or skipping it entirely because it's not relevant or important to them.
  - chiefalchemist 4y ago
    What's relevant and important? Pretty much - per the article - everything NOT being "news'ed." Don't let presentation and confidence fool ya. Most of "the news" isn't. Either you understand the intent and purpose of that system or you don't. The question isn't "what's important and relevant?" The question is: is this nonsense being presented as important and relevant actually so? Passively accepting and defaulting to "yes" is The Biggest mistake you can make.

ArjenM 4y ago

>you can usually find some extra info related to the original article from those comments The real values of being lazy to a fault, reading the comments that come floating above with an experience. These relatively small and fractured communities are what contains most of the uncluttered sources of outside information, organically getting reprinted for judgement by it's observers once more. "News" sites are once more the old 1999 closed boxes asking for coin to enter.

chiefalchemist 4y ago

> From my personal experience, I don't find general news helpful at all The issue here is that's not actually news. Something happening - because LOTS of things happen - is not news. Content focused on "increasing engagement" (to increase ad views) is not news. News has relevance. News has importance. News' priority is to inform and clarify. All too often, most news is not news (at best it's current events). It doesn't help that parroting press releases and narratives that force feed "conventional wisdom" is passed off as journalism. Collectively, we need to stop giving credit where credit is not due. A barking pet is not a cat. Sure, the abnormal has been normalized. But that doesn't make it right.

ghaff 4y ago
What's relevant and important? If the political situation in, say, Nepal is reported on in The Economist that's certainly relevant and important to--not only the residents of Nepal and perhaps nearby countries--but those who do business with or travel to the country. However, many people in the West and elsewhere would perhaps be forgiven for giving the article a cursory skim or skipping it entirely because it's not relevant or important to them.
- chiefalchemist 4y ago
  What's relevant and important? Pretty much - per the article - everything NOT being "news'ed." Don't let presentation and confidence fool ya. Most of "the news" isn't. Either you understand the intent and purpose of that system or you don't. The question isn't "what's important and relevant?" The question is: is this nonsense being presented as important and relevant actually so? Passively accepting and defaulting to "yes" is The Biggest mistake you can make.