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Re:Stop Reading News (2013) by nkozyra on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @07:47AM (#19084787)
I don't disagree, but the time that passes limits your ability to respond in the present.

Don't eschew current news because it's slight, because it's invite, because it's simplistic in form. That's the point.

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Re:Stop Reading News (2013) by coldtea on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @08:31AM (#19085071)
>I don't disagree, but the time that passes limits your ability to respond in the present.

What examples are there of any meaningful "responding in the present" that happened because of news (as opposed because of directly suffering some oppression on yourself)?

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Re:Stop Reading News (2013) by zimpenfish on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @09:09AM (#19085381)
> What examples are there of any meaningful "responding in the present"

Protest marches? Strikes? You could even include terrorism if you wanted.

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Re:Stop Reading News (2013) by nkozyra on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @09:26AM (#19085512)
Pending legislation? Environmental, economic peril?

Our ability to react to news is often personal, but it can operate on a macro level as well.

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