We all say it. “I’ll just get my news for free on social media.” Then you spend forty minutes looking at a video of a dog baking a cake and a thread about someone’s awful landlord. You haven’t learned a thing about the world.
Meanwhile, that New York Times subscription is like having a very smart, mildly judgmental friend who actually fact-checks things. It’s the difference between a rumor you heard in the grocery store line and a story with sources. Your brain deserves better than a rumor about someone’s cousin’s neighbor.
A tale of two Thursdays
Last Thursday, I was standing in line at the deli. The guy in front of me was arguing with his wife about a political thing. He was yelling about a “confirmed report” he saw on some random website.
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I quietly pulled out my phone, opened my Times app, and found the actual story in about ten seconds. The answer was completely different from what he was shouting. I didn’t say anything, because I’m not a hero. But I felt a little smug. That feeling? That’s worth about three dollars a week.
