Posted by Jay Livingston
Some people, many people in fact, prefer junk food. They buy it even when the food labels and the fast food outlets post the caloric counts and ingredients that tell them it’s junk
If you assume that Google’s auto-complete reflects volume, many people also prefer junk news and information.
Andrew Gelman links to this article comparing our media diet to junk food. Here’s a screen shot of an excerpt, but the whole thing is worth reading.
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