| "I have a theory that news occurs with a far lower frequency than people think, far lower than even when people try to account for their knowledge of the 24 hr. news cycle." I gave up Reddit for Lent, and I've been shocked how little news actually happens in a day. I compulsively check Apple News (I know, baby steps), but without all of the Reddit commentary, wise cracks, trolling, and mutually reinforcing outrage, it all just seems very repetitive. "Yep, Barr still hasn't released the Mueller report." "No, the House still doesn't have Trump's tax returns." "Candidate X is too progressive/too moderate/too male/too old/too young to be the Democratic nominee, even though it's still almost a year before any Democrats can vote on them." "Still no trade agreement with China." "Trump makes hyperbolic claims about an action he might take, but doesn't actually take any action." That seems to be the daily news summary every day for the past few weeks. |