This week I try to rationalize my idiotic decision to not invest in Amazon's IPO by showing just how terrible we all are at making predictions, novices and professionals alike. But, more and more these days, lazy non-journalists are relying on clickbait-y predictions to attract more eyeballs and make more money (which last I checked were not the main jobs of journalists).
So, basically, if your main source for what you think is news makes a lot of predictions, and poses a lot of questions, you may want to look for a legitimate source for your news.
Mentioned this week:
ArsTechnical: Oral-B Bricks their Guide Toothbrush
Emma Explains: Beware Prediction Journalism
ProPublica
Politico
Popular Information
Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic.net
The Big Newsletter by Matt Stoller
The Ink from Anand Giridharadas
