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minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up68arrow-down1·1 day agoI used to think following the news would help me be prepared. It mostly has not.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·1 day agoThe problem with the news is that generally it’s not actionable information.
minus-squarewrekone@lemmyf.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoThis is the primary reason I stopped consumimg news that doesn’t directly relate to my interests. Eliminating news and advertisement from my life is the most liberating thing I’ve evr done.
minus-squareMajorHavoc@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day ago I used to think following the news would help me be prepared. It mostly has not. Yeah. Once the CDC helped me prepare for Zombies, I realized I could relax about the news.
minus-squareJadenSmith@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoOccasionally I check the news, maybe once per month or two, just to see if the world is still on fire. Most of the time it is. Fair enough I guess.
I used to think following the news would help me be prepared. It mostly has not.
The problem with the news is that generally it’s not actionable information.
This is the primary reason I stopped consumimg news that doesn’t directly relate to my interests. Eliminating news and advertisement from my life is the most liberating thing I’ve evr done.
Yeah. Once the CDC helped me prepare for Zombies, I realized I could relax about the news.
Occasionally I check the news, maybe once per month or two, just to see if the world is still on fire.
Most of the time it is. Fair enough I guess.