Matt Blaze
mattblaze@federate.social
Sunday paper was delivered to my door this morning (I’m not a print subscriber). Spread myself out on the couch with it and a coffee for an hour just now. I’d forgotten just how much I enjoy and am rejuvenated by that simple weekend ritual.
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It’s like the web but no one is yelling at you.
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@mattblaze Yes. I read a printed newspaper — like the Sunday Times — much more thoroughly than any web edition. Even skimming the classifieds and sports scores I generally ignore.
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@mattblaze
Somewhat of a ritual for me is to read some sites when I get up.
On the quality of news. Alistair Cooke killed my faith in news stories when I was a preteen back in the 1970s. He told me about the techniques governments use to influence and alter the news as published. I learned back then I needed to read papers from multiple countries to get the real scoop of something.
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@Eka_FOOF_A Perhaps you’re just more sophisticated and savvy than I am. I simply enjoy reading the Sunday paper.
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Me: I enjoyed doing a simple thing that I hadn't done in a while.
Internet: Have you considered all the bad implications of that thing, and who benefits from your doing it? You should be less happy.
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Lauren Weinstein
lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org@mattblaze Another Gemini/ChatGPT interaction with a satisfied user.
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@mattblaze Let me edit that for you.
Internet: Be less happy.
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James Morris
jmorris
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