• Telorand@reddthat.com
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    22 hours ago

    I’m not going to lambast you, but I will point out that reading only headlines is why Alex Jones still has a job and has been able to effectively lie for 30 years.

    The article is really easy to understand, and it has details that wouldn’t fit or would otherwise be missing context in a headline. I really do recommend reading it. Plus, learning is fun!

    Stay curious, and never stop learning. —Forrest Valkai

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      19 hours ago

      So, to be honest, I did read the article, but it’s still important to hold journalism to professional standards, lest we regress towards the dumb.

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        7 hours ago

        What standards is this headline guilty of violating?

        It says what the article will be about, which is what headlines are for.

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          5 hours ago

          Just the standard about hurting my feelings online. Don’t they know that gives me gas? It’s a good thing I was on the toilet while reading it, or as the kids say, “Yeeting the kids to the pool, yolo”. So the gas was actually helpful as a propellant. For my butt.