Back in the day…
Such a broad, specific expression. Back in the day for me is specific to a time period for me and others of my age, but when you’re a different age, well, back in the day is a different time.
Quick sidebar: while the youngest generations take up the expression, or will back in the day fade away?
Well, back in the day, it was easy to keep up on the news. Read a newspaper, turn on one of the big three network’s nightly news offering, and watch the local news.
Complications arose with the information age explosion and the digital age tsunami. Suddenly, I’m clicking on a story and there’s ten thousand variations on it. What was said, who said it, and what does it mean? You click and read and click, chasing the crumbs to learn what’s right.
Tough work these days, keeping up on truth and facts, and dodging lies and misinformation.
Michael Seidel, writer 
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