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I come to HN to satisfy my long standing curiosity and interest in current events. My mental wellness has been trending down this past month due to news feeds,

I come to HN to satisfy my long standing curiosity and interest in current events. My mental wellness has been trending down this past month due to news feeds, headlines and comment sections. Attempting to counter this trend I’ve blocked news aggregators at my hosts file (habitual opening news sites mindlessly) and disabled all the current event widgets built into Windows 11 that show up on new tabs, system tray and start menu. It was a good week after that. But that leaves little to check online. Seems the news even makes it here. So much politics this month. I understand why, but this EV thing is just… I know the goal is to appease the populist movement to make me cry liberal tears, and defeat any progressive agendas, and hats off to them they are succeeding! Not sure what to do next. EVs and green infrastructure make so much sense to me long term and short term and the rest of the world seems to be getting it.

Symbiote 2y ago
The "classic" view is based on the votes from old accounts, and might have fewer political stories: https://news.ycombinator.com/classic https://news.ycombinator.com/classic Or maybe "pool" or one of the others: https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists
pstuart 2y ago
You are far from alone. I think it's a "civic responsibility" to be aware of what one's government is up to. This is all happening because we've collectively allowed it to (ostensibly, but there are doubts about the legitimacy via gerrymandering, voter precinct suppression, and quite likely, election fraud). I think the serenity prayer offers useful advice in this regard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer
- soupfordummies 2y ago
  I've also found it helpful to just scream "SERENITY NOW!" whenever this torrent of terrifying news gets to be too much.
insane_dreamer 2y ago
I hear you; the current events are pretty depressing, but it's still important to be aware of them and the direction things are headed, because they are so impactful not only in the US but worldwide. Sure you can find it elsewhere, but HN does tend to have more nuanced discussions, links to other relevant information, etc. So I for one am glad these items are being posted and that the auto-flagging seems to have subsided.
_DeadFred_ 2y ago
Minorities have been dealing with this kind of pressure and culture destruction forever. Follow their lead. Keep your head up. Don’t get spun out, don’t burn yourself out. The constant adrenaline rush and crash cycle helps no one. Stay steady. Don’t comply in advance. Give a hand when you can. Remind people to keep their heads up. Let people know you see them—they’re not alone. Resilience isn’t just enduring—it’s resisting without losing yourself. You got this. We all have this. It's gonna suck for a bit, but hopefully we value things a bit more once we're on the other side of this bullshit. Be active in your community. Be seen in your community. Don't pull back. Don't hide.

Symbiote 2y ago

The "classic" view is based on the votes from old accounts, and might have fewer political stories: https://news.ycombinator.com/classic https://news.ycombinator.com/classic Or maybe "pool" or one of the others: https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists

pstuart 2y ago

You are far from alone. I think it's a "civic responsibility" to be aware of what one's government is up to. This is all happening because we've collectively allowed it to (ostensibly, but there are doubts about the legitimacy via gerrymandering, voter precinct suppression, and quite likely, election fraud). I think the serenity prayer offers useful advice in this regard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer

soupfordummies 2y ago
I've also found it helpful to just scream "SERENITY NOW!" whenever this torrent of terrifying news gets to be too much.

insane_dreamer 2y ago

I hear you; the current events are pretty depressing, but it's still important to be aware of them and the direction things are headed, because they are so impactful not only in the US but worldwide. Sure you can find it elsewhere, but HN does tend to have more nuanced discussions, links to other relevant information, etc. So I for one am glad these items are being posted and that the auto-flagging seems to have subsided.

_DeadFred_ 2y ago

Minorities have been dealing with this kind of pressure and culture destruction forever. Follow their lead. Keep your head up. Don’t get spun out, don’t burn yourself out. The constant adrenaline rush and crash cycle helps no one. Stay steady. Don’t comply in advance. Give a hand when you can. Remind people to keep their heads up. Let people know you see them—they’re not alone. Resilience isn’t just enduring—it’s resisting without losing yourself. You got this. We all have this. It's gonna suck for a bit, but hopefully we value things a bit more once we're on the other side of this bullshit. Be active in your community. Be seen in your community. Don't pull back. Don't hide.