Honestly I could do without any news at all! My father is profoundly addicted to consuming news media in every form possible. Never a day went by in my childho

Honestly I could do without any news at all! My father is profoundly addicted to consuming news media in every form possible. Never a day went by in my childhood without him hiding behind the daily newspaper (and then relating back all he read) and tuning in to every news on every TV channel. It was single-minded and exhausting, even compared to my own voracious and indiscriminate addiction. I’ve never wanted to hear irrelevant shitty news stories. They are all 100% geopolitical gossip and only designed to control us, pacify us and/or engender F.U.D., and also to sell advertising. News media has nearly nothing to do with what an urban human needs to get by in daily life. The days that pass without me being lured in to some shitty RSS feed of clickbait, those are good days. I prefer to go to primary sources today so I simply keep open a tab on weather.gov, Google Maps for traffic or transit schedules, and YT channels from the Holy See & the People’s House for ceremonies and press briefings. Also the Wikipedia Main Page keeps me informed about the latest global obituaries and really big deals. People are being led around by the nose by shitty 24/7 news cycles that consist 99% in stuff that’s bread & circuses. Living our lives should never depend on what’s on TV.