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Why topical writing feels perpetually outdated

I keep starting essays about current events but by the time I finish them the moment has passed and they feel irrelevant

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The speed of contemporary discourse can make thoughtful creative response feel chronically behind and therefore worthless.

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