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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Which isn't that much of a tragedy when it comes to sports. The real issue is how it will affect politics and civic affairs when the only sources of information about public policy, finances, etc. will be PR hacks and people at home in their bathrobes ranting about their pet theories and partisan feuds. That'll be fantastic. Because no sensible person is going to volunteer to read city council minutes, legislature hansards, and 400 page budget documents.
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Living in the US this is the lesson of this past election: the quality of your source *matters*; paying for quality is really an investment in understanding.