>> This news cycle is going beyond anxiogenic like it was around 2017-18. I never know if I am witnessing something absurd or if it's the beginning of something

>> This news cycle is going beyond anxiogenic like it was around 2017-18. I never know if I am witnessing something absurd or if it's the beginning of something serious. It's weird though because it feels like with all the really "anxiogenic" stuff, I'm learning about it from HN, reddit, etc instead of actual legacy media. For instance, they're doing the largest layoff in HISTORY right now with federal employees and the Eric Adams thing is the top story I'm seeing, etc. It almost feels like ""MSM"" is glossing over the details to go more high-level "policy" news to make it seem like politics as "slightly" usual. It's kinda wild that the most in-depth reporting on the DOGE takeover is coming from outlets like Wired and 404 when it seems like this SHOULD be an anxiogenic, huge, all-caps headline-style news cycle when it really doesn't read that way on any mainstream news outlet.