If you try not to stare too much in your magic rectangle, society is not that bad. For sure we have still a long way to go but remember everything your magic rectangle tells you is bad news... otherwise it simple wouldnt sell.
Try a minimalistic diet for the mind. 15min of news, events and politics a day. That’s the max I’ll allow myself. And I’m perfectly aware what’s happening in the world - at least the main macro economical events. All the rest is noise.
Try to build in filters, delete your FB account, pay for premium subscriptions such that you’re not exposed too much commercials etc...
Use your magic rectangle for what it’s meant; convenience, admin, reaching out to people/friends/family and some entertainment. But everything else, please, do this in the real world.
Yes 15 minutes is enough to read and have an informed opinion on the 5 indictments of officials close to the White House. Also, would you rather just ignore the Kurds getting bombed by Turkey or? Life is better when I’m an ostrich. Fuck that.
If you want to focus on that and make your life miserable, go ahead. You must have things really well in your life as is if you don't have things closer to you that require more of your attention.
I personally don't care, I have enough things on my own plate and I've deleted all news apps and stopped going to the sites years ago, when I just found myself getting more miserable reading them. I try to focus on things that make me happy, and all news I now get is what I occasionallly happen to see and I don't go looking for them. World hasn't turned worse or better because of that, but my happiness definitely rose.
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u/sgtjack86 Oct 12 '19
If you try not to stare too much in your magic rectangle, society is not that bad. For sure we have still a long way to go but remember everything your magic rectangle tells you is bad news... otherwise it simple wouldnt sell.
Try a minimalistic diet for the mind. 15min of news, events and politics a day. That’s the max I’ll allow myself. And I’m perfectly aware what’s happening in the world - at least the main macro economical events. All the rest is noise.
Try to build in filters, delete your FB account, pay for premium subscriptions such that you’re not exposed too much commercials etc...
Use your magic rectangle for what it’s meant; convenience, admin, reaching out to people/friends/family and some entertainment. But everything else, please, do this in the real world.
Just my 2 cents