When I realized that "the news" have much more influence shaping mine and my friends opinion, I was shocked. It passively or they actively distract you from thi

When I realized that "the news" have much more influence shaping mine and my friends opinion, I was shocked. It passively or they actively distract you from things that really matter in your life [0] (availability heuristic [1]). And given that 80% of its content is written by PR agencies [2] you can be sure, that every possible cognitive bias will be applied to keep you busy. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-rolf-dobelli https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-ro... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic [2] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/nov/17/mondaymediasection3 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/nov/17/mondaymediasec...