I've developed similar views of late, especially on political news and online comments. I feel all those thousands of comments, mini essays, online slugfests,

I've developed similar views of late, especially on political news and online comments. I feel all those thousands of comments, mini essays, online slugfests, number of likes or dislikes on politics are not going to change even a little how governments work or how decisions are made. I feel I've wasted too much time on such things. I still follow tech news though, simply because it's interesting to me. As for crimes and scandals, well, it's not called "crime porn" for nothing!