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Thursday, July 21, 2022
Quitting the news
Chris Lynch has an interesting post up about the mental health benefits of quitting the news - ignoring the feeds rather than obsessing on them. I did that last weekend in Key West and felt MUCH better.
I stopped paying any attention to the so called news about 6 years ago. I do not have a broadcast receiver in my house. I do listen to radio and there is news on the half hour and hour but that is when I get up to get things and do stuff. In other words, I do not listen.
This is the smartest thing I have ever done. I do still get news and occasionally from the left side. Even so, it is all on my terms.
The news is not news. It is a stream of propaganda. In order for the propaganda to work they want you to listen All the time. NO. NO. NO.
Worse yet, the programming on the networks is no better as it is full of virtue signalling and bashing of conservatives. I don't watch much of this and I stream everything so I get to choose what I watch.
Fear porn is real.....and it's detrimental to your health. It raises cortisol/stress levels resulting in health problems. It's tough to stay informed without becoming mired in the rear porn the system constantly shovels at us.
I religiously don't watch 'the news' or listen to talk radio.
Complete waste of time. Even if they told you something you didn't already know, ain't nobody gonna do shit about it. Not hunter biden, not the thousands of felonious criminals in federal government.
All they do is parade a turd buffet in front of you of criminal politicians and federal 'workers'. To say nothing of the puke stains from other countries that can't keep their mouths shut. Who the hell wants that in their life?
Quitting the news is silly, and ultimately can be dangerous.
Quitting the propaganda spew passed off as "news" on ABCNNBCBS and any 20 lesser versions is like stopping hitting yourself in the face with a 4# sledgehammer while a rabid badger gnaws on your leg.
I stopped paying any attention to the so called news about 6 years ago. I do not have a broadcast receiver in my house. I do listen to radio and there is news on the half hour and hour but that is when I get up to get things and do stuff. In other words, I do not listen.
ReplyDeleteThis is the smartest thing I have ever done. I do still get news and occasionally from the left side. Even so, it is all on my terms.
The news is not news. It is a stream of propaganda. In order for the propaganda to work they want you to listen All the time. NO. NO. NO.
Worse yet, the programming on the networks is no better as it is full of virtue signalling and bashing of conservatives. I don't watch much of this and I stream everything so I get to choose what I watch.
Turn it off. Keep it off.
Fear porn is real.....and it's detrimental to your health. It raises cortisol/stress levels resulting in health problems. It's tough to stay informed without becoming mired in the rear porn the system constantly shovels at us.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you all had a good time!
ReplyDeleteI only watch the local news, mute the national news if I can, and then watch the weather. It does help.
You all be safe and God bless.
I religiously don't watch 'the news' or listen to talk radio.
ReplyDeleteComplete waste of time. Even if they told you something you didn't already know, ain't nobody gonna do shit about it. Not hunter biden, not the thousands of felonious criminals in federal government.
All they do is parade a turd buffet in front of you of criminal politicians and federal 'workers'. To say nothing of the puke stains from other countries that can't keep their mouths shut. Who the hell wants that in their life?
I'm trying to avoid sites like Yahoo! News as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to the doom and gloom stuff, I have a three-word slogan: "Maybe, maybe not." God will see me through whatever comes my way.
My version is quitting "breaking news" which is where most of the insanity happens. Longer term stuff remains important.
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched news in many years. I use a couple news aggregators to read different views on current events quickly.
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea!
ReplyDeleteQuitting the news is silly, and ultimately can be dangerous.
ReplyDeleteQuitting the propaganda spew passed off as "news" on ABCNNBCBS and any 20 lesser versions is like stopping hitting yourself in the face with a 4# sledgehammer while a rabid badger gnaws on your leg.
Aesop, I don't watch or read any of that crap yet the important info somehow gets through.
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