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I had not considered this. You (and others mentioning it) have a point. Though I would still have preferred a more substantial article as submission.
by nihzm 2y ago
I had not considered this. You (and others mentioning it) have a point. Though I would still have preferred a more substantial article as submission.
- llm_trw 2y agoIt's breaking news about a topic that came out of the blue for everyone. There isn't the time or knowledge of wtf is going on to write that article.
- nihzm 2y ago> It's breaking news about a topic that came out of the blue for everyone. After having read the two rather strongly opinionated pieces "Amusing ourselves to death" [1] and "Avoid news" [2] they have mostly convinced me that "breaking news" is rarely of value in our everyday life, and I would rather have less of it. [1] https://ia800101.us.archive.org/27/items/Various_PDFs/NeilPostman-AmusingOurselvesToDeath.pdf https://ia800101.us.archive.org/27/items/Various_PDFs/NeilPo... [2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104220if_/http://dobelli.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Avoid_News_Part1_TEXT.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130117104220if_/http://dobelli...
- UncleOxidant 2y agoAnything more "substantial" would likely be speculation.