From Pine View Farm

An “Informed Electorate” . . . 0

. . . may be a thing of the past.

At The Seattle Times, Brier Dudley looks at survey results indicating that fewer and fewer persons are following the news and notes

I fear that we’re becoming a land of digital lotus eaters, scrolling and streaming our days away, increasingly unaware of what’s happening beyond our screens.

I fear he may be onto something. Read his piece and think for yourself.

Aside:

If persons think that “getting news” is something that can be reliably done using “social” media . . . .

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