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Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed

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757 points headalgorithm | 2 comments | 05 Feb 25 14:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.402s | source
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snapcaster ◴[05 Feb 25 18:24 UTC] No.42952889[source]▶
I think "being informed" is very overrated in general. Often it means being informed about palace intrigue and intelligence service/corporate narratives. I would say that in general media consumption or "staying informed" should be seen as a vice not a virtue
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Clubber ◴[06 Feb 25 18:10 UTC] No.42964915[source]▶
Most people think being informed is reading the NYT or the WP. That's being half informed. That's like listening to the prosecutor and ignoring the defense. You have to read both sides of the stories and guess where in between the actual facts lie (no pun intended).
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1. snapcaster ◴[07 Feb 25 15:31 UTC] No.42973778[source]▶
See i even go further, i disagree that consuming _more_ propaganda is somehow an antidote to other propaganda you consumed. My strong belief on this is that the more media you consume the less accurate your worldview becomes
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2. Clubber ◴[19 Feb 25 11:56 UTC] No.43101115[source]▶
I can certainly see that. I try not to consume daily news. If it's actually important, someone will tell me about it.