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by latexr 2196 days ago
> As an example, to readers living outside of the US, news regarding police brutality & the Black Lives Matter movement are unactionable.

This is a spectacularly wrong example. Dozens of countries in every continent but Antarctica[1] are holding support protests of their own.

While I agree with the larger point that the way most people consume news—and the way they are fed to us—is problematic, the author’s tone felt almost insulting. I recommend Aaron Swartz’s take on the subject instead.[2]

[1]: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/map-george-floyd-protests...

[2]: http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/hatethenews