"""Imagine if you spent that time learning a language, or reading books and essays about some of the issues they mention on the news.""" This seems like a boot

"""Imagine if you spent that time learning a language, or reading books and essays about some of the issues they mention on the news.""" This seems like a bootstrapping problem. How do you know what issues you should study up on. As a thought experiment, let's imagine a person that is completely ignorant of the news. How would they even know that Syria is worth researching without stumbling upon it by accident or getting input from another person that consumes news? I think the pledge here is for better news and not for no news. I strongly believe that staying informed about what's going on in the world has value. It builds empathy and curiosity about different cultures and problems other people may have.