Andrew on Nostr: Outside of tech news, I’ve been focused on only getting news that fits both of ...
Outside of tech news, I’ve been focused on only getting news that fits both of these criteria:
1) Is a primary source
2) Is news that’s actionable to me in some way
What makes news actionable you ask? Personally, I determine that by asking if that particular news can inform me for circumstances like:
- Making a financial/purchase decision
- Making a voting decision for an election
- Making a decision regarding my health/fitness
Things like that. I find that the vast majority of news isn’t actionable at all, and *at best* is just storytelling to scratch people’s curiosity itch.
At worst, it does nothing but manipulate/instill fear/misinform.
1) Is a primary source
2) Is news that’s actionable to me in some way
What makes news actionable you ask? Personally, I determine that by asking if that particular news can inform me for circumstances like:
- Making a financial/purchase decision
- Making a voting decision for an election
- Making a decision regarding my health/fitness
Things like that. I find that the vast majority of news isn’t actionable at all, and *at best* is just storytelling to scratch people’s curiosity itch.
At worst, it does nothing but manipulate/instill fear/misinform.