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Life is full of bad news. That's just the reality of it. It shouldn't paralyze but keep us real and grounded. Just ignoring it to feel 'happier' isn't a soluti
by ulfw 4y ago
Life is full of bad news. That's just the reality of it.
It shouldn't paralyze but keep us real and grounded. Just ignoring it to feel 'happier' isn't a solution. It's news, not entertainment.
- Trasmatta 4y agoHow does a constant stream of news about things we can't change keep us real and grounded? In my experience, it makes me almost entirely unable to function, which feels like the opposite of being grounded.
- mhb 4y agoNo it's not. Bad news is rare. Having it paraded in front of you every day makes it seem common. Hence the problem.
- ulfw 4y agoWe're entering a recession, tech jobs are starting to get cut, we're in a bear market, in a war in Europe, Covid is not leaving. Those are big news items one certainly can chose to ignore. Ignorance is bliss. Or one can chose to get informed and try to act accordingly as well as one can. There's a lot of knock on effects of the news such as chip crisis, a wheat/food crisis etc. It doesn't mean those aren't real big (currently negative) news stories or that it's "rare" to have bad news. Listen, I am not saying 'the world is coming to an end' or something. But putting our heads in the sand and hoping problems go away that way isn't a solution either. There will be happier times again, no doubt!
- BurningFrog 4y ago"News" is by definition unusual events. Most of human life in 2022 is pretty great, and getting better. But that headline will never bring in the clicks.