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Honestly, I'm so burnt out from the sensationalizing of everything, I don't even care about news anymore. If it doesn't affect me directly (although, even it if

by rabuse 4y ago

Honestly, I'm so burnt out from the sensationalizing of everything, I don't even care about news anymore. If it doesn't affect me directly (although, even it if does, the hell can I realistically do?), then I just don't care anymore.

icelancer 4y ago
I think the uncharitable self-interpretation of this feeling is "burn out" or "not caring" when it might be more accurately described as more responsible information consumption. It's not like we've always had this unfettered access to global heartbreak and problems we can't do anything about plus a responsibility to consume it. The idea that we have to pay attention to everything in the world every minute of the day else we're terrible civil servants is a relatively new phenomenon... and not one that I think is particularly productive, or valid.
- wccrawford 4y ago
  But it's coupled with the problem that you either consume all the news as the media wants you to, or you cut yourself off almost completely. It's hard to find any news sources that only bring you relevant news, instead of attempting to flood you 24/7 with literally anything that's happening. The closest I've come is to ignore standard news media and be informed via things that filter in through friends, co-workers, and non-standard news sites like HN. I'd love to be better informed of what's going on, but I refuse to subject myself to the firehose.
  - asdff 4y ago
    IMO its good to consider what is personally relevant to you. For example if you are into local news, maybe instead of following the local paper you read city departmental press releases and other information they put out to the public instead. The stuff the journalist would be reading themselves when they are writing out the story on that stuff. A lot of this public info stuff can be followed via rss or email newsletters too.
dageshi 4y ago
Especially in politics, when everything is blown up to be the end of the world then the actual stuff that might be worth taking note of is buried in the noise. I came to the conclusion the only time it's probably worth checking up on news or historic news is before an election, that has some value. Otherwise ignore it. Anything truly important will reach you anyway.

by rabuse 4y ago

icelancer 4y ago

I think the uncharitable self-interpretation of this feeling is "burn out" or "not caring" when it might be more accurately described as more responsible information consumption. It's not like we've always had this unfettered access to global heartbreak and problems we can't do anything about plus a responsibility to consume it. The idea that we have to pay attention to everything in the world every minute of the day else we're terrible civil servants is a relatively new phenomenon... and not one that I think is particularly productive, or valid.

wccrawford 4y ago
But it's coupled with the problem that you either consume all the news as the media wants you to, or you cut yourself off almost completely. It's hard to find any news sources that only bring you relevant news, instead of attempting to flood you 24/7 with literally anything that's happening. The closest I've come is to ignore standard news media and be informed via things that filter in through friends, co-workers, and non-standard news sites like HN. I'd love to be better informed of what's going on, but I refuse to subject myself to the firehose.
- asdff 4y ago
  IMO its good to consider what is personally relevant to you. For example if you are into local news, maybe instead of following the local paper you read city departmental press releases and other information they put out to the public instead. The stuff the journalist would be reading themselves when they are writing out the story on that stuff. A lot of this public info stuff can be followed via rss or email newsletters too.

dageshi 4y ago

Especially in politics, when everything is blown up to be the end of the world then the actual stuff that might be worth taking note of is buried in the noise. I came to the conclusion the only time it's probably worth checking up on news or historic news is before an election, that has some value. Otherwise ignore it. Anything truly important will reach you anyway.