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Of course you need to read the news. Select your news sources carefully and limit or eliminate your exposure to social media discussions of the news. I underst

Of course you need to read the news. Select your news sources carefully and limit or eliminate your exposure to social media discussions of the news. I understand the sentiment that news can make you depressed, but reading the news can also spur people to act positively in a multitude of ways. When a natural disaster strikes and the news is filled with stories of anguish and despair in the aftermath, people donate to charities because of the news reports they've seen. Imagine if we never read the news because such stories were too depressing? Imagine if this young student had never seen a harrowing news report about the Syrian war? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29900968 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29900968

bovermyer 9y ago
I've become very jaded about the world in general largely because I used to read the news every day. News that I actually care about is the stuff I learn by talking to people in person. It's also a lot less likely to be negative news. Then, once it's been established that I care about it, I'll do research about it - whether that's talking to friends about personal news, or reading online about a new bill that would affect people I care about.
ntsplnkv2 9y ago
> eliminate your exposure to social media discussions of the news. Sadly most news has become a newsfeed. CNN, Fox, etc are all newsfeeds-breaking news! new update! new notification! here are some pundits talking about it. The reality is we need news-we don't need a 24/7 news cycle.
base698 9y ago
You may read this tariff story and think, what’s the big deal? The story’s not bad. Isn’t it reasonable to talk about effects of current events in this way? I answer, absolutely not. Such speculation is a complete waste of time. It’s useless. It’s bullshit on the front page of the Times. http://larvatus.com/michael-crichton-why-speculate/ http://larvatus.com/michael-crichton-why-speculate/

bovermyer 9y ago

I've become very jaded about the world in general largely because I used to read the news every day. News that I actually care about is the stuff I learn by talking to people in person. It's also a lot less likely to be negative news. Then, once it's been established that I care about it, I'll do research about it - whether that's talking to friends about personal news, or reading online about a new bill that would affect people I care about.

ntsplnkv2 9y ago

> eliminate your exposure to social media discussions of the news. Sadly most news has become a newsfeed. CNN, Fox, etc are all newsfeeds-breaking news! new update! new notification! here are some pundits talking about it. The reality is we need news-we don't need a 24/7 news cycle.

base698 9y ago

You may read this tariff story and think, what’s the big deal? The story’s not bad. Isn’t it reasonable to talk about effects of current events in this way? I answer, absolutely not. Such speculation is a complete waste of time. It’s useless. It’s bullshit on the front page of the Times. http://larvatus.com/michael-crichton-why-speculate/ http://larvatus.com/michael-crichton-why-speculate/