2 Quotes by Elisa Gabbert

Often, when something bad happens, I have a strange, instinctual desire for things to get even worse—I think of a terrible outcome and then wish for it. I recognize the pattern, but I don’t understand it. It’s as though my mind is running simulations and can’t help but prefer the most dramatic option—as though, in that eventuality, I could enjoy it from the outside.

In the era of fake news - a natural extension of the era of news proper - we don't just look to the media for facts, we look to it for narratives.