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Of course, that's individual, they have to fit one's worldview to be palatable. We are long past the time when a singular "objective truth" existed at all. For

Of course, that's individual, they have to fit one's worldview to be palatable. We are long past the time when a singular "objective truth" existed at all. For me for example, The Economist feels legit.

RandomThoughts3 2y ago
That’s a weird take. A singular "objective truth" never existed. That’s the basis of historiography. Publications can be "palatable" while not fitting one’s "worldview". The goal of reading should be to be challenged. You can find interesting things anchored in many theoretical frameworks and I encourage people to read editorials spanning different political leanings. To answer the original comment, I personally read and enjoy The New Yorker and grab the LRB and the Economist from time to time on top of what I read in my native language.
infecto 2y ago
There has never been an "objective truth". I suspect most people look back and think the news was cleaner when it reality it was not. There are still many publications worthy of a read.
dredmorbius 2y ago
And of course the Economist was literally created to promote free-market ideology: PROSPECTUS of a weekly paper, to be published every Saturday, and to be called THE ECONOMIST, which will contain — First.—ORIGINAL LEADING ARTICLES, in which free-trade principles will be most rigidly applied to all the important questions of the day ... <https://web.archive.org/web/20181105190846/https://www.economist.com/unknown/1843/08/05/prospectus https://web.archive.org/web/20181105190846/https://www.econo...>
- anovikov 2y ago
  That's what i mean. Read something that aligns with your personal world. TIME feels too left-wing vs my own views, after reading half an issue i usually start feeling irritated. The Economist has same bias as myself so i find stuff there very logical and fitting my world.
  - dredmorbius 2y ago
    Fair enough, though it wasn't clear to me on first read (and still isn't even after reading your clarification) on your initial comment. I'll also note that I find the Economist to be among the better sources I read, and its (broadly-advertised) advocacy isn't as obnoxious as in some other pubs or institutions which come to mind.

RandomThoughts3 2y ago

That’s a weird take. A singular "objective truth" never existed. That’s the basis of historiography. Publications can be "palatable" while not fitting one’s "worldview". The goal of reading should be to be challenged. You can find interesting things anchored in many theoretical frameworks and I encourage people to read editorials spanning different political leanings. To answer the original comment, I personally read and enjoy The New Yorker and grab the LRB and the Economist from time to time on top of what I read in my native language.

infecto 2y ago

There has never been an "objective truth". I suspect most people look back and think the news was cleaner when it reality it was not. There are still many publications worthy of a read.

dredmorbius 2y ago

And of course the Economist was literally created to promote free-market ideology: PROSPECTUS of a weekly paper, to be published every Saturday, and to be called THE ECONOMIST, which will contain — First.—ORIGINAL LEADING ARTICLES, in which free-trade principles will be most rigidly applied to all the important questions of the day ... <https://web.archive.org/web/20181105190846/https://www.economist.com/unknown/1843/08/05/prospectus https://web.archive.org/web/20181105190846/https://www.econo...>

anovikov 2y ago
That's what i mean. Read something that aligns with your personal world. TIME feels too left-wing vs my own views, after reading half an issue i usually start feeling irritated. The Economist has same bias as myself so i find stuff there very logical and fitting my world.
- dredmorbius 2y ago
  Fair enough, though it wasn't clear to me on first read (and still isn't even after reading your clarification) on your initial comment. I'll also note that I find the Economist to be among the better sources I read, and its (broadly-advertised) advocacy isn't as obnoxious as in some other pubs or institutions which come to mind.