[Spooky23]

I follow a few journalists in areas that a follow. Understanding the “beat” gives you a sense of the events around the issue.

With things developing quickly like the war in Ukraine, I think you really need to keep your emotions at a distance. You have all sorts of propagandists and scammers literally or figuratively “monetizing” your attention and concern.

This is where I really have come to hate online news. The dopamine rush of doom scrolling and cable news is so much worse than newspapers were.