Treating news like Internet forums, and viewing almost all published media as bloviating bullshittery, has done wonders for my mental well-being. It's all water

Treating news like Internet forums, and viewing almost all published media as bloviating bullshittery, has done wonders for my mental well-being. It's all water under the bridge, and I only open my cistern gate when power motivations and money trails are clear. A good understanding of Bayesian priors and constants of human behavior also helps. Never take idealistic assumptions about individual behavior for granted, and never listen to anything anyone says, only what they do.