Somewhat ironic that a newspaper is reproducing an article saying you shouldn't read newspapers :-)
Giving up reading news will make us happier
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Re: Giving up reading news will make us happier
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No they're not. If you actually believe this, no one can help you.
I see little difference CNN has clear political angle so does FOX which is basically directed by owners interests. That's a very short through to the USSR old times. If I ever turn on either one I feel that I am back to USSR. (I lived in US 1995-2004) and came back to US in 2015 the difference is very stark I would imaging when it was happening gradually it would be less noticeable vs going from 2000 +/- version to t…
I also grew up in the USSR; comparing CNN to Pravda is still stupid.
Re: Giving up reading news will make us happier
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Did you notice the evil word in the URL of this website before you posted your comment?
I did. I'm very aware that lately more and more posts on HN have the same depth as main stream news (what the article is about). But what I like about HN is that the comment section is full of insight about the subject sometimes even debunking the article that was posted. So yes.
I didn't mean to offend you, in fact, I am trying to consume less 'news' myself since a few years. And while I agree that the HN comments hold a lot of high quality information, I see that HN, in general, has a similar effect on my concentration and productivity as other news/media sites.
So I don't try to not read HN at all, but to become aware of the effect it has on me and limit my news consumption to a healthy dose ;-)