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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 U
by 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 agoI 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 agoDiscuss: HN qualifies as "social media". Why or why not?
- hammyhavoc 4y agoHardly. 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 agoAgree 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.