@Angle @infini That seems right. It reminds me of how much of my news and current affairs understanding and awareness is derived from Metafilter. For non-MeFites, a good first step might just be if someone curates a list of the good Metafilter current affairs posts and comments (they're not all equally enlightening, by any means) as they appear on the site. It would only be a small step, but it could be a positive one.