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Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed

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757 points headalgorithm | 5 comments | 05 Feb 25 14:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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joshdavham ◴[05 Feb 25 15:50 UTC] No.42950233[source]▶
One thing to consider for those of us who are more sensitive to online outrage is to just quit social media all together. I’m technically gen z and I’ve been off of social media (aside from HN, WhatsApp and discord) for years and you wouldn’t believe how great it’s been for my overall state of mind.

Reddit, instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Threads, etc are all the equivalent of digital junk food and I’d argue that we’re all a lot more negatively affected by it than we think. There’s a reason ‘brain rot’ was word of the year.

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ge96 ◴[05 Feb 25 17:24 UTC] No.42951934[source]▶
I quit reddit too recently, I still look at it for info but I'm not logged in/scrolling through it

I find myself reaching for something when I have YouTube/chilling at my desk at the end of the day, can't code anymore/make something just on till I sleep. Sometimes have the desire to play a video game (I have a gaming rig too funny how that works)

I've been trying to read HN or IEEE, TechCrunch stuff like that as my "lazy fun"

I will miss posting stuff like "what is this car" or being part of the car talk for a sporty car I drive but idk kind of want to just live too

It's unfortunate people expect you to have social media like a girl asks me if I have Instagram and I'm weird to not have one, I get it they can scope you out too for safety but when I tried using that stuff I felt this pressure to post about something

Anyway my main goal in life right now is getting out of debt/staying fit and work on projects

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dbtc ◴[05 Feb 25 19:39 UTC] No.42953946[source]▶
My suggestion: music! Give the eyes a break.
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1. ge96 ◴[05 Feb 25 22:44 UTC] No.42956423{3}[source]▶
I have music/noise on all the time, rarely in silence. I play the same playlist/song over and over when focusing. Unfortunately working in an open office it sucks people having conversions (to each other or to computer)
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2. JKCalhoun ◴[06 Feb 25 03:35 UTC] No.42958736[source]▶
If I don't have music playing, a song will play in my head. Over and over....

I'm always growing my "playlist" though. One room of the house is where I auditioning new music. Another room plays my entire music catalog on shuffle.

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3. ge96 ◴[06 Feb 25 03:39 UTC] No.42958768[source]▶
I feel that, can't play something new if trying to focus, but if doing chores/physical task can do new music passively in the background
4. otteromkram ◴[06 Feb 25 11:46 UTC] No.42961464[source]▶
Man, I hope you wear headphones.

Fun fact: No one is impressed by your "sports" car, but I'll bet 100% don't want hear it and wish the worst upon you.

I know some places are testing sound ticketing, which I cannot wait to see implemented everywhere.

https://www.autoweek.com/news/technology/a39906304/californi...

I hope you get over your noise addiction sooner than later. Or, go broke in the process.

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5. williamdclt ◴[06 Feb 25 12:19 UTC] No.42961664[source]▶
They're clearly not talking about their car, let's chill out. They're just saying they're always listening to their own music or (white?) noise, because their open office is noisy from conversations.