Incoherent News Reporting or Conspiracy?

JustDave

JustDave

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I started reading a news feed from Yahoo. I don't know why I get these emails. I probably clicked on something without knowing what it was at one time. So the article starts out, and the second paragraph is about something else. You read it to see if it's semi related to the article, or just more click bait. I start forgetting why I am reading the article. Somewhere in the distractions, nothing is making sense. None of it relates to the article. I look up at my tool bar, and I'm on something called Buzz Feed, which makes Yahoo seem like it's almost readable.

Mid paragraph, you have have click bait disguised as news, or directions to unrelated news articles. I was lost in a babble of incoherence. Internet is really bad. This was the worst I've ever seen so far. I quit looking at. Why do people look at this stuff? I say "look at" because "reading" doesn't describe the experience. I'm picturing a world where people walk around with their smart phones lost in verbal and visual gibberish, not knowing where they are going, but happy to be lost in a confusion that comes with pictures of cleavage or babies paying with big dogs.
 

I've been having similar experiences with reading different news sources...
I've worried some because I'm not sure if I'm slipping deeper into those dotage years
and my mental clarity is fading fast... or if there's some collective madness going on
where people's writing is intentionally unclear or they understand some type of "gibberish"
that's the "new language"...
but yeah... by all means let's enjoy the ride/view.
 

Ted01 said:
I've worried some because I'm not sure if I'm slipping deeper into those dotage years
and my mental clarity is fading fast... or if there's some collective madness going on
where people's writing is intentionally unclear or they understand some type of "gibberish"
that's the "new language"...
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I confess, I've wondered the same thing. I guess if I really wanted, I could concentrate more, but this new internet strategy is designed to force you to concentrate to detect the distractions, and by that time, you're just wasting time. No I don't think it's you or me. It's them. Sometimes I fantasize a conspiracy designed to put people into a trance, where nonsense and incoherence is the only reality.

It is truly crazy, and I guess that's what they want from us.
 
And then there are the online ads. They are the worst at this. The bait to hook you goes something like: "People who have this habit are likely to get Alzheimer's." So you click on it to see what the habit is, and you get page after repetitious page, finally leading you into a video with a
"doctor" endlessly talking about some mysterious secret that the doctors hope you don't find out about. But if you keep clicking, you'll find out about this well-kept secret.

Usually by that time you have quit in disgust. I often wonder if they ever get around to telling you the secret, or if they just deflect your attention to buying the snake oil brain booster they are selling.

I don't think A-I is responsible for this. It's purely a marketing trick by the modern version of old time stage magicians. But they're not there to entertain you. They are interested only in separating you from your money.
 
I have a few different news apps, some of which show content from Buzz Feed. That as well as other publications feature writers who need to re-learn how to write. Sentences get repeated, ya have to read almost the entire article to get to the point(s) made in the headlines and sometimes they don't do a good job of that. Sometimes the headlines make no sense at all and/or wrong words are used, right there in bold print for all to see! So I know what you mean. I had asked a question on another thread about new articles: "Who edits this stuff?!"
 
I so badly miss the days of the "Factual" over "Opinionated" news casters and stations. I want to trust, I keep giving chances
and it never stops. I even hate commercials for it too, one company dissing a rival and not really promoting them self. And
now you see qr codes popping up on TV. You truly can't believe anything off the cuff now.
 
Paco Dennis said:
Not all of the "news" is AI, but watch carefully, they are getting better at. The news can be inaccurate whether or not it's AI. Try to get at least a couple of second opinions before almost concluding it could be factual. :)
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just a thought on the AI, are they wanting more to use AI to spin the crud, and use AI to spin it so it may prevent a threat on a live
person's life? Or are there less commentators beginning to be less willing to be the spokesman in this crazy atmosphere now?
Ohhh, did I just begin a conspiracy theory?
 
In the past, I've posted this site -> NPR which is my primary "go to" for national news without any ads and videos. I click my local TV station for local news, then click on individual stories from the front page to see the details. I click Business Insider for stock market recaps, and NOAA for no frills weather. That's about it. I click no news stories or ads from independent sources.
 
News stories are almost always incomplete. They're supposed to report the who, what, where, when, and why. Granted, the "why" is sometimes not known, like why did that idiot do what he did? And sometimes the "who" is not known.

My eyes are getting really bad, which makes reading difficult, so sometimes I just ask AI questions about events. I like that I can ask follow-up questions. And if I don't trust what it tells me, it provides links to the original articles, which occasionally aren't trustworthy, in which case I'll just assume that not enough information is out there to get an answer.
 
Reporters no longer personally chase down news stories. They don’t develop sources nor do they verify most items. They sit at their desks and find their stories on the internet. After all, if it’s on the internet, it must be true, right?
 
JustDave said:
I started reading a news feed from Yahoo. I don't know why I get these emails. I probably clicked on something without knowing what it was at one time. So the article starts out, and the second paragraph is about something else. You read it to see if it's semi related to the article, or just more click bait. I start forgetting why I am reading the article. Somewhere in the distractions, nothing is making sense. None of it relates to the article. I look up at my tool bar, and I'm on something called Buzz Feed, which makes Yahoo seem like it's almost readable.

Mid paragraph, you have have click bait disguised as news, or directions to unrelated news articles. I was lost in a babble of incoherence. Internet is really bad. This was the worst I've ever seen so far. I quit looking at. Why do people look at this stuff? I say "look at" because "reading" doesn't describe the experience. I'm picturing a world where people walk around with their smart phones lost in verbal and visual gibberish, not knowing where they are going, but happy to be lost in a confusion that comes with pictures of cleavage or babies paying with big dogs.
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Welcome to Alternative Media in 2025. A place where there are few consequences, minimal effort, and clicks equals money.
 
I watch NewsMatch. They are pretty close to being as neutral as news comes.
Fox Business for stock reports
ESPN in the morning for sports
weather.gov for weather
 

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