2 decades back there were 2 sources from where we would receive news, one was T.V. and the another Radio, but now we have multiple sources, there is internet, mobile phone and it's all so fast and instant.
It's good to know about the current affairs, but sometimes I feel it is also best to stay away from News and Politics, it will make life much more peaceful. When I open an Indian news channel all I get to hear is some or the other devastation, violence, robbery, killings, rape and only such things. It is so depressing sometimes that even when it's shut down it plays on the mind and to an extent also cause fear within. Even the news papers do the same thing.
Sometimes these news consume us too much and play on our psyche. I have stopped watching news since many years, because first of all whatever they show is all controlled information, they have narratives which are being directed by some on the top of the pyramid and then they keep repeating the same things again and again. Best is to stay away from this garbage and stay mentally healthy. Some people consume everything of these news. My mom who is old, when she watches the news channels she believes every word that they say and I tell her, mom most of this is fake do not pay attention, but she tells me, how can it be fake when they are showing it to so many people.
Rather I feel that following the alternative media is better, because they do not operate for any organizations or commercial projects that advocates anyone's interest. Mainstream News and Politics are 2 things that I will always want to stay away from. I do not feel they bring any value into my life, so why waste my energy on it.
Unless one is not capable of keeping themselves detached from the news they should not watch it, because it does a lot of harm on the brain and mental health. Most of the news induces fear and anxiety and can also lead to depression.
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I agree with you 150%...and so does my wife. We stay away from the news. We stay away from politics. Our lives are much more peaceful and healthy because we do stay away. And a lot of the news and politics are incredibly embellished and untrue…so it heightens the emotional state of the reader.
If I want to know about a subject…I go to think-tanks, NGO’s or government agencies that specifically track and write peer reviewed publications on that subject. I like data intensive publications to understand a subject. It does take time to read these things. But it gives me a much more thorough understanding of something than 30 seconds of emotionally taxing news or politics. Especially during the elections, which is what the US is going through right now.
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