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Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed

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757 points headalgorithm | 1 comments | 05 Feb 25 14:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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toasterlovin ◴[05 Feb 25 21:16 UTC] No.42955276[source]▶
I think it's always worth keeping in mind that every single piece of media you consume was created primarily to benefit its creator and almost always the relationship is parasitic (you're the host). Only rarely does media engage in mutualism.
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esafak ◴[06 Feb 25 23:19 UTC] No.42967487[source]▶
I don't think people become journalists with that mindset.
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1. toasterlovin ◴[10 Feb 25 17:52 UTC] No.43003058[source]▶
And yet the things they write primarily benefit themselves (nobody pays the rent by reading the news). So, then: how does that shape what journalists write?