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Re:Things you notice when you quit the news (2016) by yojo on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @01:47PM (#30431829)
I've definitely noticed having more background knowledge on major events. My wife still takes all her news digitally (mostly NYT), and I'm able to add a lot of color to her understanding of events when we talk through news of the day.

What's actually really surprising to me is how "not behind" my information normally is. I work my way through an issue over breakfasts and evenings in the course of the week, so my information is typically 2-9 days stale. It almost never matters.

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Re:Things you notice when you quit the news (2016) by ethbr0 on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @03:55PM (#30433627)
The context seems to age fairly well. So even if you're not current, you're only missing that most recent piece.

Vs online journalism doesn't seem to have the skill, or make the effort, to effectively set the news of the day in a well-summarized background.

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