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Hey, readers!<\/p>\n

I just linked to my most recently published Federalist<\/em> article, and have also, in addition to writing on the Forbes platform, started to put out some public-policy-but-not-retirement pieces at my personal Jane the Actuary website (for instance, this one<\/a> about health care systems outside the U.S.).\u00a0 Occasionally I contemplate moving this whole blog over to the personal website (believe me, the pay per pageviews here are not generating any more than an extra cup of coffee every month), but stay with Patheos because it\u2019s a useful way of segregating \u201cJane the Actuary,\u201d blogger, from \u201cJane the Actuary\u201d (and [real name]), aspiring independent actuary, policy expert and freelance writer.<\/p>\n

At the same time, it\u2019s hard not to notice that it\u2019s the \u201cPatheos Nonreligious\u201d blogs that rack up the huge share counts, generally for articles that mock and criticize others.\u00a0 And I\u2019ve heard comments elsewhere that the Patheos Catholic Channel is viewed as, well, not what it was under Elizabeth Scalia, to put it mildly.<\/p>\n

So I have questions:<\/p>\n

Have you bookmarked my little corner of Patheos, or see my articles via a feed or subscription of some sort, or do you just happen upon them in browsing Patheos Catholic in general?<\/p>\n

Are you a reader of Patheos Catholic as a distinct website, and, if so, what is your opinion of the content, in general?<\/p>\n

And, finally, do you agree\u00a0with concerns that outrage-ism as a click-generator is splintering America and driving us all to greater rage and anger?\u00a0 \u00a0And, if so, do you feel that you\u2019ve personally succumbed to or avoided it \u2014 both respect to the sort of content you choose to read and the way you feel about your\u00a0fellow Americans with different voting choices?\u00a0 And do you think there\u2019s an answer to be found?<\/p>\n

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