“News is Toxic”: News is killing your ability to think clearly #SocialMedia #Propaganda #Media
But most of us do not yet understand that news is to the mind what sugar is to the body. News is easy to digest. The media feeds us small bites of trivial matter, tidbits that don’t really concern our lives and don’t require thinking. Key points from the column: News misleads. News is irrelevant. News has no explanatory power. News is toxic to your body. News increases cognitive errors. News inhibits thinking. People who stop following the news are…