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		coldtea on Feb 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stop Reading News (2013) >I don't disagree, but the time that passes limits your ability to respond in the present. What examples are there of any meaningful "responding in the present" that happened because of news (as opposed because of directly suffering some oppression on yourself)?

zimpenfish on Feb 5, 2019 [–]

> What examples are there of any meaningful "responding in the present"

Protest marches? Strikes? You could even include terrorism if you wanted.

nkozyra on Feb 5, 2019 | [–]

Pending legislation? Environmental, economic peril?

Our ability to react to news is often personal, but it can operate on a macro level as well.

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