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Originally Posted by Russic
This raises an interesting conversation around limiting the news in your life. On one hand, some people get very bothered by people who don't "stay informed," while on the other, the news isn't exactly a perfect representation of what's going on in the world. They need results by way of clicks and eyeballs, and humans are naturally attuned to negative over positive, so I've found myself questioning if following the news is a good way of remaining informed.
The last election cycle was interesting because it's one of the first I actively avoided. Spent probably 10 minutes looking at candidate platforms, made a call based on that, and voted more or less the same way I would have had I submerged myself in a 3-month-long anger bath.
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For myself, I make sure I only read the news when I am actively looking for it. Otherwise I remain vigilant against entertainment disguised as news.
In the same vain, I only talk about current events with people who are specifically informed. I talk with farmers about farming policies and teachers about the same. Otherwise I politely decline the subject, and if someone doesn't get the hint after a few hangs, I cut them off. I don't need to know about all the bad things in the world.