"News is Toxic": News is killing your ability to think clearly #SocialMedia #Propaganda #Media

"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 able to think more clearly and lead happier lives.
Source: News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier | Media | The Guardian
The next post – coming soon – looks at the trivial nonsense reporting now coming from the Texas flood disaster as reporters spin the story in multiple and pointless directions.
All of these reports are emotional in nature and designed for sharing on social media. Pointlessness.

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