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To: Rummyfan

Maybe you’re pissed off by all the fake news, biased media coverage (doesn’t matter if left or right), or the never-ending narrative of we’re all doomed and will die tomorrow.

Is it time to give up on old news?

I Stopped Watching News 6 Years Ago — Here’s Why You Should Quit, Too! No, you won’t miss anything “important.”

Moreno Zugaro Age of Awareness

I never understood why people watched the news.

When I was a kid, they were on every evening after dinner. It was always the same-old, same-old. Some politicians fought about some law, some terrorists wanted to blow up some city, and some natural disaster plagued some country. Yawn.

At one point, I didn’t buy into the hype of the world is ending anymore. It’s completely wrong anyway. If you look at the facts on a global scale, life for humans is better than it has ever been before.

When I moved out, I started an experiment — and stopped watching the news altogether. I sold my TV, blocked websites, ignored newspapers, and unfollowed Instagram accounts. That was six years ago.

You might’ve toyed with the same thought as well.

Maybe you’re pissed off by all the fake news, biased media coverage (doesn’t matter if left or right), or the never-ending narrative of we’re all doomed and will die tomorrow.

There are a bunch of reasons to close the curtain on the whole circus.

Your mood will improve tremendously. You’ll have a lot more time since you won’t be caught up in the negativity spiral, disaster, and constant worries anymore. Overall, your life will get better on almost every conceivable level.

And the best part: You’ll still know what’s going on.

·https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/i-stopped-watching-news-6-years-ago-heres-why-you-should-quit-too-225c66e102e2


46 posted on 01/28/2024 10:00:28 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trust no one, who is not a proven and valued/trusty one or a family member or a long time friend! )
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To: Grampa Dave

But how do you square that circle with being on FR? You get your daily firehose of all the world’s bad news right here.


59 posted on 01/28/2024 11:07:32 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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