[owl57]

Hmm. Probably both.

On the second thought, it seems like that's a very good question, for these two processes are maybe in a positive feedback loop. This year we pay more attention to news, and this makes us both more susceptible and more exposed to things like "the moment to act is now".

[dgzl]

I read a few years ago that there's more history happening than historians can keep up with. Scary thoughts