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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by IJustWentPsycho@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

News often stress me out because of the negativity, but I want to stay informed.

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[-] livus@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

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That’s cool and all, but I rarely feel like I can actively do anything as a result of being more informed. More information doesn’t empower me to do anything at all.

I know what you mean. I think it's partly the kind of news that's encouraged in "bleeds-it-leads" 24h Western news cycles.

A proportion of my news these days is from outside that cycle, and it's a bit more helpful/normal. For example noticing all the news on the rice production shortage before it impacted local prices.

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