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devjab ◴[02 Sep 25 05:21 UTC] No.45099398[source]▶
This is not related to the story as such, but I live in Aarhus and this is the first I hear about it. I read three national news outlets and one specific to my local region of Østjylland a couple of times a day. I wonder if I should swap some of them. I know about black trashbags being thrown out of a window in the white house and then I find an actually interesting non-tech story about something happening right outside my house here on HN...
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1. bjarneh ◴[02 Sep 25 06:07 UTC] No.45099632[source]▶
Seems that we focus on all the crazy stuff Trump is doing, just like we did the last time he was president, depressing stuff. All of it.
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2. AlecSchueler ◴[02 Sep 25 06:31 UTC] No.45099753[source]▶
Sadly he's one of the most powerful people in the world and we can't ignore the crazy stuff he does.
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3. thaumasiotes ◴[02 Sep 25 06:41 UTC] No.45099817[source]▶
Is one of those ideas connected to the other one? Historically, being one of the most powerful people in the world is not even a minor barrier to most people ignoring the things you do, crazy or otherwise.
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4. card_zero ◴[02 Sep 25 06:50 UTC] No.45099874{3}[source]▶
Historically there was no journalism and everybody ignored everything that was happening. Or do you mean in more modern history?
5. wafflemaker ◴[02 Sep 25 08:57 UTC] No.45100596[source]▶
There is this astroturf new news outlet in Poland called Infopiguła. I follow that, 9 minutes per day and that's it for politician news for me. I just ignore anything else, politicial or world, knowing I'll find out about it anyway if it's important.

But you can also just cut out news completely. There are edutainment channels on YouTube you could follow instead. You have hacker news. I watch other sources, just not "newsy" news.

There is one VERY IMPORTANT rule for choosing channels/podcasts/content to watch. I only watch people presenting with positive energy, in a calm manner. "Scary" way of presenting, or clickbaity titles give more followers, but I feel bad from watching them. Just like when I'm low I sometimes play an audiobook read by Eckhart Tolle. I wonder why it makes such a difference?

6. AlecSchueler ◴[02 Sep 25 09:47 UTC] No.45100893{3}[source]▶
Well yes, historically most people ignored most things, but it's 2025 now.
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7. wizzwizz4 ◴[02 Sep 25 14:07 UTC] No.45103325{4}[source]▶
We can ignore everything that doesn't affect the way we act. Sure, you need to be informed enough to go "okay, I'm going to join La Résistance" when necessary, but other than that, you only need to focus on things in your sphere.
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8. AlecSchueler ◴[02 Sep 25 15:23 UTC] No.45104274{5}[source]▶
I would hope that a hundred thousand or so people might be encouraged to act differently at the voting booth next time around...
9. AlecSchueler ◴[03 Sep 25 06:52 UTC] No.45112955{5}[source]▶
And to add to that, I'm hoping that people here in my country and elsewhere can learn lessons needed to avoid falling into the same traps.