CIEIRMusic 2022-01-18 01:58:19

I only watch the news for the pandemic progress, which president screwed up what, local shit and the weather. Any information I need I either look up or ask someone I know about it. The News has always been like that though. The Pandemic simply made it more noticeable in the past couple years. I do not define myself by it, nor do I let it dictate my actions. I don't care what anyone else says, you did the right thing. Just look up what you need to look up.

Ickicky 2022-01-18 02:11:34

It's all down to you chomskyhonk, narrow the scope of your interests. If you care about your community maybe just reading your local newspaper or going to local news website would be enough for you. Like Cieirmusic said, they look at the news for updates on the pandemic and local shit.

You strike me as a person who wants to be informed on things that might interest you, but you keep getting your information from sour sources. Ask yourself what you'd like to be informed on and what you value and find a place you can get that from. If not just cut it out.

Good luck gorilla

S3C 2022-01-18 02:13:28

I agree with all this and that's why one of my 2022 goals is to become 'blue-pilled'

oh cool you like the Nuggets? is it because of Facundo Campazzo?

SkankyMojo 2022-01-18 09:32:21

I 100% agree and I'm trying my best to cut news out too.

CIEIRMusic 2022-01-18 15:23:52

@cyangorilla Speaking of the three time repeat. You should check out a show called the Wrong Coast. It's a news parody show starring Mark Hamill. At one point they make fun of the repeating news, by simply repeating the headline over and over again in different tones.

Gimmick 2022-01-18 18:02:19

Same here, I used to read the news every day, then every other day, then every week and finally stopped. Once in a while I do go to CBC (I guess NPR would be your equivalent) and check some stories out to practice my french. But by and large I don't seek out the news, I moreso happen to encounter it while browsing reddit and such.

Reading the news is a matter of being informed, but each publisher has their bias, so getting a balanced viewpoint involves a lot of work in evaluating and weighing opinions. It's exhausting to do, and I don't fault anyone who doesn't, because I'd be a hypocrite otherwise.

That said, it does come with the caveat that being uninformed on a topic and speaking about it anyway should be forbidden - I'm reminded of all the people who disparage CRT without having the slightest idea what it actually is.

Gimmick 2022-01-18 20:25:47

@cyangorilla Ah, didn't notice you were based in Argentina, sorry. And yes, you can't really tell people they shouldn't speak about something, but their opinion certainly should be taken much less seriously than someone who actually knows what they're saying.

Unfortunately the trend I see happening worldwide is that ignorant people are given as much screen time and validity as the experts, so you have people spouting nonsense and others accepting it because they think they have an idea of what they are talking about. At least blindly trusting the experts is good, but readily accepting an ignorant person's opinion is the blind leading the blind.

Gimmick 2022-01-18 21:56:21

@cyangorilla Yeah, one should always think for themselves, but even IF they don't, the downsides of blindly listening to experts is so-so, whereas listening to anyone else blindly can quickly turn into a dumpster fire.

GordonRamses 2022-01-19 20:36:29

The only news show I frequent is the David Lynch Weather Report on the DAVID LYNCH THEATER YouTube channel. If you don't know Lynch, he's a guy who made a bunch of strange movies since the 70's and is super into all kinds of art like painting, lithography, and music. His report is usually one to two minutes. It's basically just him talking about the daily weather in L. A. and giving a music recommendation. It's very comfy to wake up to and watch. :)

Nekidcoboy 2022-01-23 09:20:22

Like tasting rotten food, smelling the finger or watching footage of bad events or moronic politicians - it's for awareness sake. It's in the genes, in the blood and it serves its purpose. You need to look at bad stuff to understand what IS bad. You easily can filter bias, opinion and gloom out if you're smart and levelheaded. To be unaware is what bad actors want you to be.