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This is fine, but I want to be an informed voter. My vote, political and environmental donations, and my investment all are related to news. Wouldn't I be abdic

by lbenes 9y ago

This is fine, but I want to be an informed voter. My vote, political and environmental donations, and my investment all are related to news. Wouldn't I be abdicating my duty to be an informed citizen by tuning out? How could a democracy function if the majority of voters did this?

elcapitan 9y ago
Neither me nor the original article argue for abandoning the news, just the hype cycle. I would say that specifically for voting getting rid of all the crazy polarizing daily clickbait is the best solution. It will make you a better informed citizen if you don't follow that nonsense. How often do you vote, donate, reinvest? Every day?
Spivak 9y ago
Potentially but news, or more specifically 24h/daily news, isn't the only way to be informed, and arguably isn't a very good way to do it. What are the things you're looking for when deciding on people or issues to vote on and does a catalog of events related to those people and issues really capture it?