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“Because the people who deliver the news know that the more overblown and dramatic the headline, the more alarming or contentious, the more clicks and eyeballs it will attract. I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, ‘if it bleeds—it leads.’ The news now provides a nonstop barrage of fear, despair, and distrust of other groups. And while these headlines are all irresistible to our primitive psyches, they steadily eat away at our souls, promoting divisiveness and pessimism.”
― Veracity
― Veracity
“Over the past few decades it seems like we can only move in one direction politically. Toward more polarization—more demonization—rather than less. If a resident of the White House is caught torturing babies, his own side gives him a pass. But, conversely, if a resident of the White House walks on water, the out-party scorns him for not knowing how to swim.”
― Veracity
― Veracity
Sean’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sean’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
654 books
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20 friends
2,004 books
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83 friends
363 books
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188 friends
11 books
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55 friends
234 books
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33 friends
1,273 books
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216 friends
1 book
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62 friends
0 books
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61 friends
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