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I would agree to the degree that "News" refers to shallow news reporting. News on TV? Undoubtedly detrimental. Long form journalism? Lots of merit. Sensation

I would agree to the degree that "News" refers to shallow news reporting. News on TV? Undoubtedly detrimental. Long form journalism? Lots of merit. Sensational coverage of a kidnapping? Waste of your time. Coverage of the political process? Could lead you to a revelation about certain political entities. Basically, I would not recommend completely dismissing all forms of news. News consumption can lead you to change your mind about something. If you never expose your self to new data, you will find yourself holding onto stale beliefs and opinions. There's something to be said for remaining an informed citizen.

alexqgb 14y ago
Exactly. This article doesn't make much sense unless you read it carefully enough to understand that "news" has a very specific and limited definition in this context. Indeed, when it described the damage done by news, it notes an inability to grasp the kinds of deep, large, and truly world-changing stories that are happening all around us, and which the shallow, fragmented, and sensationalistic sugar hits of "news" can never convey. Generally, following these larger, deeper stories (to say nothing of participating in them) requires both a measure of focused interest, and pre-existing knowledge. A lot of the news on HN fits into this category. This is very different from the parade of horribles that is found on FOX News, CNN, in USAToday, etc.