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Nobody is at the mercy of news. If it bothers someone, they can stop visiting news sites, uninstall apps, discontinue their newspaper subscription or whatever.
by _Microft 4y ago
Nobody is at the mercy of news. If it bothers someone, they can stop visiting news sites, uninstall apps, discontinue their newspaper subscription or whatever. It takes more effort and restraint and some self-efficacy to do so, so it is not as convenient as occasionally complaining about the situation.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoAbstinence doesn't work at a societal scale. See also: drugs
- _Microft 4y agoThat's a good point. What might be the cause of that? Lack of self-efficacy (i.e. people not being aware that they could change the situation if they wanted to)? Lack of discipline (i.e. being aware that they could but failing to follow through)?
- coldtea 4y ago>If it bothers someone, they can stop visiting news sites, uninstall apps, discontinue their newspaper subscription or whatever That only works for people not living in a society. When you leave in a society you can suffer from societal phenomena, even if you don't participate in them. News (not as in "things that happen and and reported" but "how the media reports news and what news it choses"), for example, can influence policy that affects you, influence your family and friends, influence your industry, and so on...
- wilsonnb3 4y agoI can't stop everybody else in the country from being coerced by selective media coverage into supporting legislation taking away my rights, though.