Ponderingmind

I am often bemused by people’s desire to believe that there is always a more sensational world out there than the one we live in. Today’s xkcd strip is a good tribute to that. I’d also point out the preponderance of statements like “this is the hotest day since. . .” or “this is the lowest the market has been since. . .”, even if the sentence is finished with “yesterday.” That doesn’t give any context, nor does it provide any analysis. But then, perhaps I ask too much of 21st Century media. . .