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If being happy is your ultimate life goal then it's probably right. Although the quest for happiness should not be the only thing we work for. Personally I thin
by flr03 9y ago
If being happy is your ultimate life goal then it's probably right. Although the quest for happiness should not be the only thing we work for. Personally I think this is a very selfish way of thinking.
Being informed and capable of logical thinking considering your environment is equally important. That said, we should seek for good quality news and I agree with the article on this point about investigation journalism. But this is like research, it is essential, has a cost and not all the time succeeds.
As a citizen it's a duty to be well informed so we can participate in democracy efficiently (Quoting Greek philosophers here).
- tvanantwerp 9y agoThis assumes that consuming the news equates to being well informed. I certainly doubt that assumption. Journalism relating to areas I know well is often woefully inaccurate, if it even is reporting rather than opinion. And keeping in mind the Gell-Mann Effect, I should probably not give the stories about topics beyond my expertise the benefit of the doubt.
- BaronSamedi 9y agoAlmost everyone would agree that being informed is important. The question is whether the news leads to being informed. Many would argue that daily news consumption has the opposite effect.