HN 上难得对非技术话题比较质量比较高的讨论 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24361744
Linked post（虽然好像不能叫 post）是 Thomas Jefferson 在 1807 年批评看报纸没卵用：
It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more compleatly [sic] deprive the nation of it's [sic] benefits, than is done by it's [sic] abandoned prostitution to falsehood.
以及开的脑洞：
Perhaps an editor might begin a reformation in some such way as this. Divide his paper into 4 chapters, heading the 1st, Truths. 2d, Probabilities. 3d, Possibilities. 4th, Lies.
评论区：
关于为什么要看新闻：
Part of being a citizen in a (kind of) functioning democracy is understanding the nuances of the stuff that is screwed up around you to the best of your ability so that when the time comes to vote or have a meaningful discussion with others around you, you can be a voice of reason.
[…] I may not know everything, but I'm trying and putting an honest effort into learning as much as I can every single day. Reading NYT, WaPo, etc. is my version of putting an American flag out front, or a Support the Troops sticker on my car, or singing the National Anthem or whatever people do to feel like they're doing their part.
关于看新闻的用处：
It's probably not 100% a sure thing that it's going to happen, but it probably will, and it's now on my radar to keep an eye on since that might actually wind up being a big deal. That's what I want out of the news.
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