I read the news in part to be entertained, and to have something to talk about with others in the way that sports fans always keep up with new players, stats, a

I read the news in part to be entertained, and to have something to talk about with others in the way that sports fans always keep up with new players, stats, and upcoming games. We can all think of low quality, highly polemic news sources that turn our friends and colleagues into absolute monsters, but I'm not talking about that. It's news like HN, stuff from my favorite quirky subreddits and blogs, news in tech and gaming, and a skim of apnews.com & WSJ from time to time. Sometimes when I do stuff I enjoy, I have no further motivation than the enjoyment itself. I'm not under the delusion that keeping up with breaking news is going to help me change the world or become a better citizen or something.