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Is turning off the news in Ukraine allowing you to live your life? What if your city was bombed, would you advocate to avoid the news and be happy?
by jeromegv 5y ago
Is turning off the news in Ukraine allowing you to live your life? What if your city was bombed, would you advocate to avoid the news and be happy?
- dageshi 5y agoHow much should we watch? Serious question. Because we can completely fill our days with what's going on in Ukraine and yet be able to do very little about it at an individual level and I'm really not sure that's good for someone's sanity.
- thetallstick 5y agoI was thinking the same thing. It’s not like I’m being asked to direct troops or something. Instead of watching/reading news for hours. Take 30 min to donate some money and email your representative in Congress on your beliefs. You’ll have done way more to help your cause than watching news and you get your day back.
- Aperocky 5y agoDon't deal in absolutes. For me personally, I find the war to be incredibly distracting, because my attention was almost constantly drawn to it. But throughout the past few days I learned a few thing: The situation on the ground does not change that quickly, fresh reports are often wrong or fabricated. But most importantly: I've gotten myself to be constantly obsessed over a distant war which made me forget what I actually wanted to do over the past few days. I'll continue to follow the news, but not every hour and minute, and I'm just thankful a place like this exist.