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Re:Hedonometer by solveit on Thursday August 15, 2019 @10:20PM (#20711593)
> The average mainstream source is edited multiple times for clarity and correctness, passes through multiple sets of eyes, potentially seeks the opinion of subject matter experts, has the names of people involved which one could follow up with and statements from them.

None of which says much about how relevant the material is to your life. Do I really need to know about how the republicans did whatever?

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Re:Hedonometer by michaelmrose on Thursday August 15, 2019 @10:27PM (#20711633)
It bears on whether I'll be able to afford medical treatment for myself and my wife and whether I can keep breathing and she can keep being alive so ya.
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Re:Hedonometer by solveit on Thursday August 15, 2019 @11:52PM (#20712041)
For the vast majority of people, that information isn't really actionable. I maintain that politics is way overemphasized in media relative to its importance to the consumers of said media.
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Re:Hedonometer by michaelmrose on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:03AM (#20712332)
There is more actionable than you are likely to realize.
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