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Or maybe because they are being frightened endlessly by fear mongering news and social media, which favors outrage and gives an unbalanced view of reality. Thin
by Reedx 7y ago
Or maybe because they are being frightened endlessly by fear mongering news and social media, which favors outrage and gives an unbalanced view of reality. Things to be optimistic about[1] don't get much attention.
The future you're fearing may or may not happen.
But endless pessimism is a killer regardless. It's a self-fulfilling, terrible strategy if we want things to improve.
1. https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/ https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/
- FussyZeus 7y agoCherry picking positive news is literally no different than what you're accusing the mainstream news of doing. It's just the other direction. I'm glad diseases are being stamped out in Africa. Here in America the anti-vax movement is bringing them back, and I have friends shelling out hundreds of dollars for generic epipens that cost pennies to make. Automating naivety with an algorithm doesn't change what it is.