Five Things You Notice When You Quit the News
- Kind
- Blog
- Date
- December 2016
- Retrieved
- Dec 29, 2016
2 memes from this reference
Most current-events-related conversations are just people talking out of their asses
“Because it helps you participate in everyday conversations!” is a weak but at least meaningful answer to the “What is accomplished” question. But when you quit playing the current events game, and observe others talking about them, you might notice that almost nobody really knows what they’re talking about. There is…
You were never actually accomplishing anything by watching the news
If you ask someone what they accomplish by watching the news, you’ll hear vague notions like, “It’s our civic duty to stay informed!” or “I need to know what’s going on in the world,” or “We can’t just ignore these issues,” none of which answer the question. “Being informed” sounds like an accomplishment, but it…