[mmcconnell1618]

I made a decision to reframe "news" as the "fear network" so my brain had that context as I found out the news of the day. The article had an interesting perspective on information diets contributing to overall pessimism.

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Seems like a good idea! I basically stopped consuming the news for years except for occasional local news. I was much happier. Then around covid, started up again (unfortunately still am… :( ). When your mind is in state of fear/anxiety it impedes your ability to think clearly (or so I believe several studies have indicated). Likely by design? Tried reading various left/right media in multiple countries to get a better picture, but it is very homogeneous. Really, instead of looking at spin, better to see which stories are ignored - especially on “both” sides. But interesting to see the propaganda and what each side/ faction reports and what they don’t. I think most thinking people have given up on the legacy corporate media at this point. Their remaining viewers are dying of old age or are true believers that drank the kool-aid. Oops this went a bit longer than I thought, apologies.