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Similarly, I don't think we're equipped for the level of exposure to life-altering tragedy that mass/social media makes available. I swear my wife subscribes to

Similarly, I don't think we're equipped for the level of exposure to life-altering tragedy that mass/social media makes available. I swear my wife subscribes to a dedicated "small child dies in horrible freak accident" facebook feed. She is constantly sharing these types of stories with me from around the world. Logically, I know that these are actually extremely rare events, but the constant exposure still makes us both more anxious about the safety of our own children.

AlwaysRock 4y ago
Good lord. I try to tell folks all the time that to some extend you have to ignore news. Big world events are going to find their way to you. Russian invading Ukraine is going to end up being something you hear about regardless if you follow the news at all. The tragic stories of children getting bombed in Ukraine? The photos? The gory details? That likely is only waiting for you if you go searching for it. I'm not advocating being ignorant. I'm advocating limited the amount if tragedy you seek out on a daily basis. It isnt good for ones head. It certainly doesnt make anyones life better.
- hammyhavoc 4y ago
  I dunno about that. I know several doom-and-gloom mongers who seem to get off on sharing the woes of the world in group conversations. As a result, I've barely used Facebook or any kind of social media since the pandemic began. Quite literally, haven't used it this year except to post an interview.
  - wizofaus 4y ago
    Discuss: HN qualifies as "social media". Why or why not?
    - hammyhavoc 4y ago
      Hardly. Profiles are extremely minimal, and it's not much more fleshed out than the average WordPress comment system is. I can't follow people on HN (AFAIK) either.
      - wizofaus 4y ago
        Agree that being able to choose who you follow/"friend" is a key social media feature missing on HN. But profiles are not noticeably more minimal than those on Twitter are far as I can tell.

AlwaysRock 4y ago

Good lord. I try to tell folks all the time that to some extend you have to ignore news. Big world events are going to find their way to you. Russian invading Ukraine is going to end up being something you hear about regardless if you follow the news at all. The tragic stories of children getting bombed in Ukraine? The photos? The gory details? That likely is only waiting for you if you go searching for it. I'm not advocating being ignorant. I'm advocating limited the amount if tragedy you seek out on a daily basis. It isnt good for ones head. It certainly doesnt make anyones life better.

hammyhavoc 4y ago
I dunno about that. I know several doom-and-gloom mongers who seem to get off on sharing the woes of the world in group conversations. As a result, I've barely used Facebook or any kind of social media since the pandemic began. Quite literally, haven't used it this year except to post an interview.
- wizofaus 4y ago
  Discuss: HN qualifies as "social media". Why or why not?
  - hammyhavoc 4y ago
    Hardly. Profiles are extremely minimal, and it's not much more fleshed out than the average WordPress comment system is. I can't follow people on HN (AFAIK) either.
    - wizofaus 4y ago
      Agree that being able to choose who you follow/"friend" is a key social media feature missing on HN. But profiles are not noticeably more minimal than those on Twitter are far as I can tell.