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> If the news is inherently skewed towards negativity then maybe it's not as valuable as we assume it is. I suspect discussing knowledge of the news is some ki
by indymike 4y ago
> If the news is inherently skewed towards negativity then maybe it's not as valuable as we assume it is.
I suspect discussing knowledge of the news is some kind of social signaling.
- nonethewiser 4y agoI'm not sure what you mean by this. In particular what "knowledge of the news" is. What I'm getting at is that the premise that news is mostly negative seems to pretty clearly dictate that we would be better off without most news. Yet this seems to contradict a pretty wildly held belief that getting rid of news is troubling.
- MikeSchurman 4y agoI think what they mean is that, someone knowing what is happening in the world, and being able to discuss those things, could be seen as them being part of a certain level/caste in society. Being able to discuss issues, being seen as intelligent and knowledgeable. Ie, you will be looked down on in some circles if you are not aware of what is going on. Knowing what someone else doesn't know is a way of being better than them. Or signalling that you are better than them. It's not usually as overt as this, but it's there.
- throw__away7391 4y agoI will admit that while reading the news I have on occasion consciously committed certain details about recent events to memory knowing I had an upcoming social gathering specifically for this purpose.