Taming the Spirit of the Times

On most news organ­isa­tions’ websites, you’ll find a widget called ‘most read’, ‘most shared’ or ‘most com­mented’, possibly all three. The Guardian’s Zeitgeist exper­i­ment suggests an inter­esting alternative.

Typically, the content found in the most-​​​​X sections provides a salutary — if depressing — reminder of humanity’s baseness and stupidity.

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