Perhaps this is a sign of the irrelevance of most media. I've felt for a while that following the news isn't a very good use of one's time, because the news, by

Perhaps this is a sign of the irrelevance of most media. I've felt for a while that following the news isn't a very good use of one's time, because the news, by definition, tends to focus on what is new or unusual, suggesting that it is in fact not the norm or what is generally going on.