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Same here! I haven't had a TV in many years and since quitting the news (on every medium) I'm much happier and have much more time and energy to devote to fun a

by bedobi 7y ago

Same here! I haven't had a TV in many years and since quitting the news (on every medium) I'm much happier and have much more time and energy to devote to fun and productive things.

cocoto 7y ago
I don't think browsing a website named Hacker NEWS is really "quitting the news (on every medium)".
- bedobi 7y ago
  Haha granted, I do enjoy Hacker News, because it's just random interesting links, not politics or current events, which is what I'm very deliberately chosing to cut out.
Angostura 7y ago
How do you know what is going on in the world around you? Or don't you realy care that much?
- mlang23 7y ago
  Wow, I typically only get that question from people way older then 70 years... That feels weird, to read this on HN. No, sorry, I don't need a TV just to get a few news bites daily. There are other ways to stay up to date.
  - scatters 7y ago
    > There are other ways to stay up to date. Right, that was the question. What do you use to stay informed?
    - mlang23 7y ago
      I have my alarm set to a high quality radio station at the time their morning news show starts. This is a 5 minute news show that condenses the essential things of the day. If I feel like I need to know more about a specific event, I typically browse a news site with my phone while walking to work. That is enough to be able to follow the typical smalltalk once I hit the workplace.
      - a3n 7y ago
        I used to have my clock radio set to a news station. One morning the first thing I heard was about a massacre in Seattle's International District (their "Chinatown"); thirteen people murdered IIRC. I don't do that anymore.
- bedobi 7y ago
  I used to hyperconsume news but concluded that news just isn't really a good way to know what's going on in the world. It's mostly alarmist outrage devoid of any meaning.
- karatestomp 7y ago
  What’s going on in the world is rarely useful to know, unless you’re talking about weather and traffic reports. Keeping up with it every day is just another entertainment hobby, like watching home remodeling shows or whatever. It’s fine, but only marginally useful or improving.

by bedobi 7y ago

Same here! I haven't had a TV in many years and since quitting the news (on every medium) I'm much happier and have much more time and energy to devote to fun and productive things.

cocoto 7y ago

I don't think browsing a website named Hacker NEWS is really "quitting the news (on every medium)".

bedobi 7y ago
Haha granted, I do enjoy Hacker News, because it's just random interesting links, not politics or current events, which is what I'm very deliberately chosing to cut out.

Angostura 7y ago

How do you know what is going on in the world around you? Or don't you realy care that much?

mlang23 7y ago
Wow, I typically only get that question from people way older then 70 years... That feels weird, to read this on HN. No, sorry, I don't need a TV just to get a few news bites daily. There are other ways to stay up to date.
- scatters 7y ago
  > There are other ways to stay up to date. Right, that was the question. What do you use to stay informed?
  - mlang23 7y ago
    I have my alarm set to a high quality radio station at the time their morning news show starts. This is a 5 minute news show that condenses the essential things of the day. If I feel like I need to know more about a specific event, I typically browse a news site with my phone while walking to work. That is enough to be able to follow the typical smalltalk once I hit the workplace.
    - a3n 7y ago
      I used to have my clock radio set to a news station. One morning the first thing I heard was about a massacre in Seattle's International District (their "Chinatown"); thirteen people murdered IIRC. I don't do that anymore.
bedobi 7y ago
I used to hyperconsume news but concluded that news just isn't really a good way to know what's going on in the world. It's mostly alarmist outrage devoid of any meaning.
karatestomp 7y ago
What’s going on in the world is rarely useful to know, unless you’re talking about weather and traffic reports. Keeping up with it every day is just another entertainment hobby, like watching home remodeling shows or whatever. It’s fine, but only marginally useful or improving.