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why do hippies hate the news?

Started by Steve @ bripblap · 10 months ago

I had an exchange in the comments with a reader (who left no name, just “Email” - for clarity’s sake I’ll call him/her Anonymous). The topic was reading/watching the news (a favorite topic of mine) and I felt it was good enough to move up ... Continue reading »

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  • guinness416

    1 year ago

    I'll tell you what, I lived in NYC during and after 11th Sept 2001, and became a huge believer in the ability of news-watching to take years off your life at that time. Remember all the absolute BS printed with a straight face right at that time? Terrorists in submarines and anthrax in shower gel are two stories I can remember. I was in a kind of panic attack for a few days, totally convinced that someone was going to beat up or kill my husband on the street. I eventually figured out it was consuming all the local news that was causing it. I calmed down as soon as I stopped watching/reading it. I'm not sure what the lesson is there, beyond the fact that the NY Post is fishwrap.

    I do read saturday's Irish Times cover to cover every week (spare me the "every news source is biased" line, I'm aware of it) and the occasional Sunday NY Times. I also make a point of knowing what's going on in both my and my husband's countries most every day. The old cup o' tea and a paper in the morning is definitely satisfying to me. Waste of time? I don't know, perhaps I'd be learning more foreign languages or raising prize-winning orchids if I gave up my papers, but I can live with that.

    I dunno about hippies.
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  • The Financial Blogger

    1 year ago

    News are a waste of time because of what is reported by the media in general. I noticed that when the TV or newspaper are covering a topic that I am well aware and they always tend to prove their point and influence the population towards their own vision.

    Therefore, news are as good as your neighbor's opinion. Except that it will be presented in a professional manner ;-)
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  • FinanceAndFat

    1 year ago

    I've given up on the news for the most part. In general, if something important happened, I will hear about it. I would guess that less than 10% of what is 'reported' on news stations or websites is actual news.

    Ever notice how so many headlines these days are not statements of fact, but questions of what may happen or what could happen? Please explain to me how that is news.

    The best part is the people who think they are brilliant because they listen to the current talking heads on TV or radio 'news' shows. They should try forming their own opinion and seeing the world through their own eyes - it's better!
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  • plonkee

    1 year ago

    I think I'd have enjoyed being a hippie. Although I can't be doing with new age crystals and healing and so on.

    Mostly the news is rubbish, and I don't normally listen to or watch it. Sometimes I browse the news in various high-brow, left of centre media sources. It's kind of interesting, but I've become quite ambivalent about it.
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  • bubelah

    1 year ago

    Listening to the news made me paranoid for a long time: I would fear for my husband, father and sister who are taking subway every single day. I would fear for my child who was born into this "horrible" world. After listening or watching news all you can think of is what a scary world we live in. And I do not want to believe in it.
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