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How much should I care about news? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I read this article recently and I was just thinking about my news consumption and how much I want to be affected by it.

I feel like it is important because shit is going on in the world however I usually don't change my habits much over it.

I also think that there should be a middle ground somewhere but I can't think of it so if anyone of you have ideas please share them.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But what do you do as an alternative?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Any number of hobbies. Try to make a tree grow.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, I think half the US would be more informed if they never watched the news again.

I mean what do you do as an alternative to staying informed if not reading the news.

I agree with doing hobbies to increase your skills but doing that doesn't keep you up to date does it?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I still read the news and argue about it with people on the internet, which is what I'm recommending against doing. Don't be me. Live your life. I'm seriously not sure I'm more off "informed" than if I were to just draw furry erotica all day.

For me, the key question is, What does being up to date help you? And my answer, as someone that is constantly up to date, is that it doesn't.