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I'm sorry, have you ever spoken to a historian? Are you under the impression that they study the past by finding "unemotional" texts written by subjects matter

I'm sorry, have you ever spoken to a historian? Are you under the impression that they study the past by finding "unemotional" texts written by subjects matter experts about the current affairs of their day? What era do you think was full of these "dispassionate recordings of facts" for historians to peruse? What decade do you think local newspapers stopped being peer-reviewed journals? Also, how do you plan to make investment decisions without considering emotion? Are you betting on perfectly efficient markets?

FredPret 4y ago
Where do I say newspapers have ever been good, or that historians do in fact study dry facts? I'm saying newspapers are fundamentally incapable of giving unbiased and useful data that broader society can rely on. If you want a daily dose of outrage, perfect. If you want actionable information, look elsewhere.
- int_19h 4y ago
  You wrote: "future historians can learn more from dispassionate recording of facts, not local news." Even if everything you say is true, such newspapers are still very valuable in a historical context because they preserve things like what the "daily dose of outrage" was about, its broader context etc.