Don't know how it is in Germany but in the US, it's hard to escape the reach of "the news". You can choose to not go to news sites and not turn on news channels

Don't know how it is in Germany but in the US, it's hard to escape the reach of "the news". You can choose to not go to news sites and not turn on news channels but news feeds are everywhere and tv are in public places blasting out the fear or outrage of the moment. It's difficult to not end up passively consuming it against your will. Even setting up a new Windows Server box will end up with MSNBC in your face because the first time you open a browser, that news feed is going to be featured on the default home page. You might have been trying to set up a new document server for the accounting department but now your brain is hijacked by the latest details of fighting in Syria. It really is pervasive.