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It seems ironic that an article titled "Do You Avoid the News?" is published by WaPo. It's almost a threat. "Oh. So you avoid the news. Fine. We'll use our
by OhMeadhbh 3y ago
It seems ironic that an article titled "Do You Avoid the News?" is published by WaPo. It's almost a threat. "Oh. So you avoid the news. Fine. We'll use our secret powers to get <insert name of politician you don't like here> elected."
But no, that's not really what that article's about. The article is actually worth the few minutes it takes to read it. I think I had tuned out of the news well before the pandemic. I think it's because I had a growing sense that it didn't make sense. Maybe the reporting has changed. Maybe I've changed. Maybe the world has changed?
- _dujt 3y agoAlso ironic that a paywalled news website is publishing something about people avoiding the news. Costing money isn’t the problem. The problem is that people already have too many subscriptions and they won’t want to pay for one, let alone multiple sources that would give them a balanced feed of opinions/ideas/political viewpoints. I’d argue checking out of news completely is more beneficial for society than paying for a single stream of ideas and the bias that comes along with that.