[mrweasel]

News media, such as The Economist, is also VERY different from what they talk about in the article:

>The media feeds us small bites of trivial matter, tidbits that don't really concern our lives and don't require thinking.

Most of the news stories aren't really what I would call news anyway. The type of news that is apparently bad for me, is the same type of news that embodies everything that is wrong with most news media. The topics of you evening news broadcast is about as relevant as the sports scores.

[herdrick]

I think you guys are missing the point. Most of these effects are caused by ALL news, even high quality sources like The Economist and HN.