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I have been reading news (news on real paper) since I could barely understand what I was reading about. I read news often just for reading. But I have also sto
by dba7dba 8y ago
I have been reading news (news on real paper) since I could barely understand what I was reading about. I read news often just for reading.
But I have also stopped reading/watching/hearing news. When election time comes, I will read the laws being proposed, do some google search and pick a candidate or yay/nay a proposition (I live in California).
Just step back and reconsider what 'news' is trying to tell you from a 3rd person view. Ultimately you are being manipulated, imho. To vote for a candidate and/or clicks so that ads can be sold.
Just check this book out. Or at least read reviews of the book.
> How the News Makes Us Dumb: The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society Paperback – March 17, 1999 by C. John Sommerville (Author)
- jiggunjer 8y agoYou read the law proposals? I don't have weeks to decipher and interpret dry verbose text and cross-reference each party's stance on it by sending emails. Especially since my country has 10+ national fractions. In general, I try to understand their underlying values by reading discussions and previous news items. I vote based on values, not legislation snapshots.
- dba7dba 8y agoIn California, weeks before an election each voter gets mailed a booklet listing each proposition (proposed law that citizen or groups got on ballot) with argument from groups advocating both yay and nay. Quite handy to view. And you can get the value each group advocating yah/nay also. Same with candidates for elected positions. No average voter can read all proposed laws and hope to understand it. And most definitely no news articles can help anyone to do so imho.