I applied their advice: "It’s a crucial skill to know how to read the news as it’s presented to us, whether it’s CNN’s rightward swing or the British media’s achingly inescapable royal propaganda during the coronation. One should be able to dissect how a story is told, who is telling it, and what the intended endgame is." and stopped reading right at this paragraph.
Thank you for taking the time to write this — it’s a good reminder of how to remain positive during a difficult experience. I have not (yet?) experienced being laid off but if it happens I hope to face it with the same aplomb.