| In a recent column for WIRED, writer and media scholar Whitney Phillips compared the 2020 election cycle to a hurricane. "In nature, hurricanes don't suddenly appear; they draw energy from the speed of the wind, the temperature of the water, and the rotation of the earth. Hurricanes don't suddenly disappear, either," she wrote. "As we prepare for landfall, we have two basic responses to consider: We can try to evacuate, or we can run toward the storm. To recover in the long term, we'll need to figure out a way to do both." Regardless of who wins, the country has a lot of work to do. While the internet has undoubtedly helped create this hurricane—spurring pointless arguments and siloing users with opposing views—there's reason to hope it can help us escape too. Sites like Wikipedia and new AI technologies have stepped up to combat misinformation. One of the candidates running for president is remarkably offline—and that bodes well for the future of American politics. And already we've seen record voter engagement, with everyone from sex workers to nanoinfluencers to TikTok witches weighing in online. We're grateful to you for trusting WIRED to bring you clear-eyed information about our messy digital world. If you haven't already, please vote. And while you wait for the results to roll in, I've included eight recent stories below to take your mind off of Election Day. Nicholas Thompson | Editor in Chief | 
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