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More and more people are tuning the news out: 'Now I don't have that anxiety

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126 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 07 Sep 25 12:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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j_bum ◴[07 Sep 25 13:49 UTC] No.45158130[source]▶
I have cut out the vast majority of news and social media since the beginning of 2025.

My mental health is noticeably better, and I would readily attribute this to not being tuned in to the ongoings of the globe that I have zero control over. Instead, I have been more focused on my local life and community.

But I regularly feel guilty about not being keyed in to the flirtations with/forays into authoritarianism in my country.

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1. emchammer ◴[07 Sep 25 14:26 UTC] No.45158414[source]▶
Apple’s Screen Time has been pretty good by me. I set Safari to an hour and News/Stocks to 15 minutes per day, only allowed after noon, and blocked on the weekend. I still click Give Me Another 15 Minutes but it’s annoying enough that it reminds me why it’s there.