The whole "microplastics" thing is terrifyging

As 'green' policies are enacted I think you mean

You're correct, a lot of people in the UK want to leave

> You can see this shift even in the rise of the word “content” itself. From Ted Gioia’s article: “The banal word ‘content’ is used to describe every type of creative work, implying that artistry is generic and interchangeable.”

Just one of a number of things wrong with the overuse of this word. I can’t be the only one who gags everytime someone mentions “content” or worse, the phrase “consuming content” which is just gross and stupid

> I don't get why folks find this depressing. If everything can be done by AI and robots - humans won't need to do "work" for all of our needs to be met. Ie, we can all go on perpetual holiday and/or work on things we truly love

That’s just not how this world works.

A few articles from 'The Atlantic' on the front page suddenly?

"Positive sentiments? Psh, sarcasm is way more fun"

I’ve been reading since 2016 that there’s about to be a recession. The conclusion I’ve reached is some people REALLY want one.

Re: the drop in comment quality - it’s because this subject is being massively astroturfed at the moment, across all big sites.

astroturfed by who?