

News that isn’t news is just clickbait. Content. Rage bait. It’s the state of journalism, responding to changes in the distribution model and drop in demand for quality.
Read the headlines. Slams, hints, calls for, demands, suggests… It’s all talk and no action. It’s not news it’s gossip. What have we gained by endlessly platforming America’s stupidest and most odious liars? High blood pressure.
There is a very specific type of American subset that is in love with that fantasy. Real, honest, hard, labor, subservient and reliable. It gives some people purpose, value, even hope. Even for those who did not experience it firsthand, there is a tangible sense of loss for that type of American experience.
Like religion, labor can function as meaning when life appears too complex for deeper understanding.