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		datameta on July 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Alaska Rivers Are Turning an Eerie Orange Personally I'd rather find out why it is happening and assign my own response rather than be primed a certain way. But I recognize that this is an important issue and if it takes a bit of pizzazz to spread the article farther than it otherwise might I say why not.

newswasboring on July 4, 2024 [–]

Having emotions about things doesn't preclude people from finding out what's happening. We are not robots.

datameta on July 4, 2024 | [–]

Let's not be reductionist. It affects how we find out, what we remember about it, and perhaps to some extent what we will do. I'm highlighting an issue more endemic in mainstream media.

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