> But you might have to for your work, for example, if you're trading equities. And what if you get kidnapped and put on a gameshow where you have to know abou

> But you might have to for your work, for example, if you're trading equities. And what if you get kidnapped and put on a gameshow where you have to know about absolutely current world events or they'll kill you and your whole family? Then keeping up to date on the Twitterverse would be literally life saving! Neither one applies to most people. Subscribe to a news magazine and read stuff a few weeks after the fact when it's been digested and the dust has settled. Way better than trying to keep up with stuff as it's happening.