Somewhat OT: Times Co. threatens to shutter Boston Globe

[Bill O'Neill]

Doug Drown wrote:
> I hate to be cynical, but I honestly  think that a lot of them don't care what is going on in the world unless it directly affects them or it's something in pop culture in which they're interested.
Nothing cynical there to me.  Instant and super-personalized 
gratification trumps instant information on matters that lie anywhere 
beyond line of sight. And this crosses  both intellectual and economic 
lines.  You can find good illustrations in those man on the street 
pop-quiz encounters that were rampant in the weeks leading up to the 
general election.  More people knew about candidate Palin's family 
matters then they did about candidate Obama's contribution while in the 
U.S. Senate.  (Okay, weak example....)  By the way, any struggling 
newspapers reporting on this? <crickets>

Bill O'Neill