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looking at the TV in the airport and seeing some commercial for a news show, with big letters saying STAY UPDATED STAY INFORMED
and i had the epiphany that news media is peddling an unhealthy standard of informedness kinda like how beauty commercials peddle unhealthy body standards
that's all it is. the main difference is just which insecurity they prey on
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@typhlosion And winning the Smart Super Contest is . . . Kasran the Typhlosion!
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@typhlosion a thought I've had for a number of years is, like, 'remember how most of humanity got by completely fucking fine for most of its known existence without requiring a 24/7 dripfeed of World Events far beyond their ken or ability to influence?' I'm far from being a luddite here, but like, it is possible to be so -saturated- in data that picking anything useful out of it becomes paralyzing. which is of course the point.
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@typhlosion yes!
It's something I've been trying to talk about for years with people in meatspace, but I've never been able to convey it properly.