It's an optimization game, and far too many people care far too much. You could spend every waking hour reading news, it wouldn't improve your or anyone else's

It's an optimization game, and far too many people care far too much. You could spend every waking hour reading news, it wouldn't improve your or anyone else's life much, and it definitely wouldn't be better than putting that effort into a whole lot of other things. You care for democracy and politics? Excellent. Get involved in your local politics. won't take one tenth of the time and will pay off orders of magnitude more than reading stuff constantly.