You don't sound cynical or condescending, just lazy (or desperate for any excuse to talk with someone). This is such a common question that google autocompletes

You don't sound cynical or condescending, just lazy (or desperate for any excuse to talk with someone). This is such a common question that google autocompletes it if you start to type it into their search engine. But here are my first two hits, which both appear to link out to actual supporting studies: 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... https://www.lifehack.org/532866/five-reasons-why-consuming-news-excessively-bad-for-your-health https://www.lifehack.org/532866/five-reasons-why-consuming-n...