[nicbou]

A friend of mine is very stressed about the current geopolitical situation, and follows the latest developments every few hours. I'm roughly aware of it. Our impact on the situation is exactly the same.

From the draft: I followed 20 years of news about Afghanistan, and all I got out of it was talking points. No facts, no nuance, just pre-chewed talking points from people one lesson ahead of the class. I recently went on a deep dive about Afghanistan, and boy was I misinformed.

Remember the early days of covid? How much of the information was accurate and useful? How much of it was just speculation or filler content? Would you be in a different place if you just let the most important information surface to you?