Yes... Though compared to most "pointless blue clicks pay the bills" stories, this one at least starts well.

Slightly bigger picture - just skim the headlines, and don't bother clicking on anything labeled (in effect) "Team Red is Bad". The NYT publishes a trickle of more meaningful articles about US politics. Or at least more informative articles - for those comfortably ensconced in a well-to-do Team Blue bubble, yet still willing to learn.

Actual big picture - welcome to late-stage capitalism. Big Media was bought up by Big Money, and is optimizing for profit. Team Blue is a herd of old cats, optimizing for a sort of lazy, self-righteous comfort. Team Red is an angry mob, but at least willing to follow leaders. (Who obviously care about no one but themselves...but are willing to think further ahead than their next quarterly bonus, sunny nap, or angry scream.) Everyone else is stuck in the resulting enshittified dystopia.

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