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Sparsile · 4451 days ago · link · · parent · post: Joel Gascoigne: The power of ignoring mainstream news
I don't see the point in watching/reading mainstream news. Most of what they report does not concern me in any way. Not to mention that most is negative stuff anyway. There have always been deaths, murders, rapes, accidents, disasters, conflicts,... throughout time, and I don't see how my life would get better by knowing about all of them. I rather block this stuff out than to let it pour negativity onto me. The important things that I should be paying attention to will make their way to me somehow anyway. I much rather prefer reading news online on sites that I choose, so I get (a heck of lot more positive) news about what I actually want to hear about. E.g. Ars Technica.