I've never understood why some people want to avoid these so-called "negative news" or even "self-censor" (for a lack of a better term) news themselves, like in

I've never understood why some people want to avoid these so-called "negative news" or even "self-censor" (for a lack of a better term) news themselves, like in this case. Can someone elaborate? I think the reasons are probably many. For instance, the paper below posits that news fatigue and news paralysis (inability to make decisions) lead to news avoidance. Or maybe people just want to live in their own filter bubble(s)? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14648849221090744 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/146488492210907...