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Is it even worth reading news?

corrected the title for you.

News those days is nothing more than "socially acceptable entetainment for grownups". There’s a reason why lot of industry call the whole package "infotainment".

What’s worth reading? What has an impact on your life. What will change some of your decisions. In that regard, Proust told it a long time ago: what’s important is in the books (probably already around you). News is just a distraction except for your very professional niche (and even in that case, if an information is important for you, the world will manage to pass the memo).

So : is it even worth reading news? No, for most people. (in fact, the world would probably be better if less people were reading the news).

If news in entertainment, then the answer is clear: read what is fun for you

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> News those days is nothing more than "socially acceptable entetainment for grownups". There’s a reason why lot of industry call the whole package "infotainment".

Stop watching cable news and read a newspaper.