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Chan790

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8. I generally go out of my way to not be informed of the news and current events.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Sun Mar 23, 2014, 10:51 PM

Mar 2014

I'm not kidding. The amount of actual news information hasn't increased in a century but as the amount of coverage space has increased, so has manufactured news-content to fill that space.

If it doesn't warrant a mention in the Hartford Courant, I don't need to know about it.

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Poll: I Would Like To Continue To Receive Political News... Good Or Bad... Or... [View all] WillyT Mar 2014 OP

In the old days we got more news now its more bickering... Historic NY Mar 2014 #1

That's What I'm Afraid Of... WillyT Mar 2014 #3

Wait, what??? CFLDem Mar 2014 #2

I Want To Know What's Going On... WillyT Mar 2014 #4

I like to think we are. nt flying rabbit Mar 2014 #6

Gotcha CFLDem Mar 2014 #9

I am on SO many email lists... PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #5

Please verify if you are speaking of these options: Raine1967 Mar 2014 #7

I generally go out of my way to not be informed of the news and current events. Chan790 Mar 2014 #8

thank you, Willy grasswire Mar 2014 #10

Sadly, too many want to live in a fairytale DU bubble-verse progree Mar 2014 #11