I haven't watched television for like 10 years now and I only spend time on news sites. But recently I realised how much time I just waste on the news instead a

I haven't watched television for like 10 years now and I only spend time on news sites. But recently I realised how much time I just waste on the news instead and how little I gain. I could have learned more about python or read a good book about an important subject. News is like junkfood for the mind. Very short topics that are not relevant to my life. Sometimes I read articles about rape or other injustice and those topics just infuriate me, but I'm totally powerless. News exhaust me. It has no value for me whatsoever. I can't recall that I ever made any important decision based on it. This article is so true. When journalist write about a topic you know a lot about, there are often so many errors, that you wonder how many errors there are in topics you don't know about. If you read the news as a hobby, sure, be my guest. But that's something else.