Different Universes

“My biggest takeaway of the last four years is probably realizing the extent to which big chunks of America are living in a different universe of news/facts with basically no shared reality.”

—Charlie Warzel, who writes about the information wars for the New York Times, tweeting during the 2020 Republican National Convention, Aug. 26, 2020.

• Editorial Comment: My reality is realer than your reality.

 

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Climbing Stars

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