> It tends to mean i don't know about volcanos eruptions till hours after everyone else - but I usually get something like "did you know volcano/Bourdain has di

> It tends to mean i don't know about volcanos eruptions till hours after everyone else - but I usually get something like "did you know volcano/Bourdain has died" from a human within hours. A friend of mine was telling me how he doesn't actively consume any news media anymore and that it hasn't affected him because he always hears it from people within a reasonable time frame anyway - and has the ability to figure out what is fact and what is the sharer's individual bias/spin. Does it really matter if you're unaware of all those things that have no bearing on your life for a few more days/hours? I haven't managed to cut it out completely but I definitely reduced my consumption after realising its very limited value. It's far more useful to spend time consuming more abstract literature exploring the cyclical trends of human nature; equipping yourself to analyse the news of the day in the context of humanity and human history.