Why are we expected to keep up with the news on a daily basis?
Why are we expected to keep up with the news on a daily basis?
Of course it's not an explicit expectation, but the news cycle is dominated by a mix of 24/7 news and daily summaries. It's rare that I see weekly, bi-weekly, monthly summaries. I'm thinking, is there really that much that can happen in a day and that warrants our attention? Most news are clickbait focused on the negative, making us feel depressed and feeds our negative emotions. I wouldn't be surprised if the news actively contributes to the mental health crisis.
At the same time I think it can be of importance to have some understanding on what's going on in one's local area, one's country and in the world. For me I think a weekly summary would be good balance, but those are weirdly hard to find. What are your thoughts?
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I absolutely don't do that, I have curated my lemmy home page to avoid politics as much as possible too, it's mostly just people wallowing in misery complaining and not doing anything anyway, it's a waste of time.
That seems like a very healthy habit, but adding some broccoli to your diet wouldn’t hurt. You know, that bitter green stuff with a funny texture that you just slather orange cheese over and pretend it’s close enough. You know it’d be good for you, right in the electorals
I have no idea if that second part is some sort of meme reference or what
You should make yourself do things that make you uncomfortable because it's good for you.
No, i was standing on a chair balanced on a table, reaching for my kids balloon with tongs and overbalanced. You’re just the ambulance siren for my stretch at an analogy. It’s done. Can’t be saved
That's impossible, everything is political
Existence is political. If you don't pay attention to politics, you're defenseless.
I don't like being punched in the face, so I do my best to ignore when my bully is running towards me so I don't have to think about being punched in the face