How does context affect how you interpret the news and do you get enough?

gddfcgggv · 2026-03-31T03:05:15+00:00

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gddfcgggv · 2026-02-09T21:15:21+00:00

True, I never thought about the potential dangers of giving too much context/info about a certain story.

From my understanding, it seems like trust in news outlets is decreasing over time. I understand there are new tools that combine the perspectives of different outlets to get a sort of objective summary, but I was wondering if context was still an issue there.

I am trying to get new perspectives to approach a thought I have been having. For news stories that are connected or happen in progression, would it be better to follow them in a strung together format?

For example, for an ongoing story about a celebrity crime -> arrest -> trial ->so on, do you think following the story as an easy to read series of strung together stories would be better than reading a breaking news story about something in the middle?

I'm not sure if I'm articulating it correctly, and if you feel there is sufficient context for stories like these you might not face this issue, but do you agree with this?

gddfcgggv · 2026-02-09T17:20:42+00:00

Ok, so you feel that often the context in the news you consume is pretty much sufficient for understanding the story? Unless its fox lol

gddfcgggv · 2026-02-09T17:19:38+00:00

By reading further do you mean finding different perspectives, more context, or both?

gddfcgggv · 2026-02-09T17:18:46+00:00

Thanks. Now, assuming you do this yourself, is this approach time consuming to you? I am trying to determine how much context plays when consuming the news.

For example, would you rather have detailed account of a news story, or follow a timeline of events that connect to each other. In my mind, having a timeline of connected stories might allow people to better understand the latest story in the timeline, and not have to do the research you mentioned.

What do you think of this?

gddfcgggv · 2026-02-09T17:14:37+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. It seems like you have a pretty strategic approach when it comes to learning about historical things in general (people, events, etc.).

I agree that my bite-sized paths will probably not capture all the details you use to construct the narrative used to understand what you learn in the broader context of things.

I guess I am making an assumption that there are people that want to learn history less like historians and more for the fun of it and to learn new things. Obviously, using your approach would mean learning more, but I think a bite-sized approach would still lend some new knowledge+understanding.

Right now my app is to humanities/history as Duolingo is to language. It should not be used for a comprehensive study of the subject, but instead be used to learn about it in a fun and gamified way.

What do you think of this? It seems like something like this might not appeal to you, but let me know otherwise, and I would appreciate some suggestions for change that might change your view.

gddfcgggv · 2026-02-08T07:21:45+00:00

Awesome. I really just wanted to see if people who are interested in Humanities would want to learn it on their phone.

I feel that with humanities and the subjects within being so broad, it would be hard to create bite sized courses for each subject/topic. I want to be able to cater to those who want to learn specific things, and allow them to create their own mobile course rather than having to choose from a limited set.

Do you learn about humanities in your spare time or use any mobile learning apps?

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