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Re:Ask HN: Is it even worth reading news outside of HN? by ErikVandeWater on Saturday December 18, 2021 @04:38PM (#29608781)
> I don't check often but a quick way to see interesting topical news is seeing the trending tab on Twitter.

The trending tab on Twitter is awful. It's the kind of news stories that are viral, not important.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it even worth reading news outside of HN? by fragmede on Saturday December 18, 2021 @07:24PM (#29610154)
It's also personalized, for better or worse, so something "trending" on your page may have 5k likes compared to 25k for more mainstream topics.
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