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The News Is Entertainment

Daily Chase #129

Oct 30, 2025
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The news industry wants you to believe its job is to inform you. That’s not what it does. Its job is to capture your attention, because your attention is valuable.

Think about what fills the news cycle. Political commentary you can’t influence. Celebrity gossip that has no bearing on your life. Tragedy two states away that you can’t affect. Updates on tr…

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