It was a lot easier to compartmentalize things in the past. Wife was wife, kids kids, work work, friends friends, and in the Sunday Times was a war or whatever,

It was a lot easier to compartmentalize things in the past. Wife was wife, kids kids, work work, friends friends, and in the Sunday Times was a war or whatever, you could be pissed off all Sunday afternoon, but provided the nightly 30 minutes news was focused on other things during the week, generally didn't get as triggered. News and discourse came slower, was easier to process, gave time to cool down etc. Healthy or not, I don't know, but that's how it felt in the 80s and 90s, maybe a little easier to manage? Folks these days, especially young folks, seem quite overwhelmed, and it's hard to manage anything well when one is in an overwhelmed state. I think though, it's probably a combination of a lot of things, as highlighted by the comments in this thread.