It didn't. It was the best place to find the best news stories, blog posts, journal papers and all the rest on any subject that interested. Someone who you thi

It didn't. It was the best place to find the best news stories, blog posts, journal papers and all the rest on any subject that interested. Someone who you think is smart,informed and honest says "Mary, who I know, is smart and works in this field wrote about this issue here: link" Could take you to fantastic info you don't see otherwise. Obviously critical thinking and possibly verification required. Now you don't need that because links are all de-amplified and many of the most thoughtful and interesting have left. This is the real shame of it all.