I've practically have "gone dark" for the last 20+ years. I do read up some sporting news and watch some sports, and I will read up on a particular event of a

I've practically have "gone dark" for the last 20+ years. I do read up some sporting news and watch some sports, and I will read up on a particular event of a major scale (say, the war in Ukraine), but I do not follow much of anything really. > My argument is it’s mostly a detriment giving the state of the world. I would argue differently: the world is pretty much what it always was, we are just hyper-informed, and especially with negative stories. Part of that is natural psychology ("husband amd wife were enjoying a beautiful walk and game with their kids" is not much of a "story", whereas "husband and wife have stabbed each other" is). But for the most part, it's what sells and keeps people engaged: nothing gets the money as well as inducing conflict, tribal behaviour and keeps them coming back for more. Eg. all the US gunfight violence news in Europe only makes us Europeans think how we are better than the people in US, whereas I know from experience that people in US are just as lovely and welcoming as everywhere else I've been. It's a clear example of pitting one group against another even though they are largely similar, and while this hasn't been put to use to divide us yet, a sufficiently motivated politician has a "tool" ready to fire the masses up. I am still proud when someone is surprised how I am not in the daily loop, but when they share whatever news with me, and I show them how that's nothing any of us can do something about, they end up being more confused. I do find I miss the local news (this road is getting closed, a flooding rain is coming, these streets are getting electricity cuts for maintenance...), but I try to find direct sources for those and "pull" from them instead.