1) Don’t read the news. It IS optional. Personally, if there were a good reason to read it, it would be based on curiosity and interest in knowing about humanity at large.
2) someone should be reading the news, because of economics, politics, and voting.
In the current global economy - your fate is dependent on the fate and actions of others.
The actions of Russia have hampered economies in the EU. This has currently obscured the strength of the underlying EU economy, making the US economy appear stronger.
Simultaneously, Italy, which had a lower dependency on Russian energy, is doing better and hopefully reducing some of its loan burden.
That’s just… fun to know?
Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh collapsed, the interim / caretaker government which has come in is headed by a Nobel Laureate. Their mandate is to prepare for another round of elections.
They don’t call themselves ministers, but advisors (iirc). I thought that was an interesting wrinkle and potential counter example for discussions on government, which happen regularly.
I don’t know how to frame my point better, but it does feel that this comment thread presupposes only a few narrow options.
Perhaps breaking from news is good when it’s just overwhelmingly negative, and designed to harm you?
But perhaps its great when its a way to address your interest and curiosity ?
Then funny part “stronger US economy” has stock crash not related in any way to events in Ukraine or Middle East. It crashed because finance guys had scheme borrowing Japanese currency and buying stocks with it.
So it is always that you might have illusion of knowing what is going on.
I love talking heads “experts” making assumptions but it is just talking and real stuff is always deeper.
So I rather people voting on their core values whatever those are than “perceived wisdom they are so informed”.
1) Don’t read the news. It IS optional. Personally, if there were a good reason to read it, it would be based on curiosity and interest in knowing about humanity at large.
2) someone should be reading the news, because of economics, politics, and voting.
In the current global economy - your fate is dependent on the fate and actions of others.
The actions of Russia have hampered economies in the EU. This has currently obscured the strength of the underlying EU economy, making the US economy appear stronger.
Simultaneously, Italy, which had a lower dependency on Russian energy, is doing better and hopefully reducing some of its loan burden.
That’s just… fun to know?
Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh collapsed, the interim / caretaker government which has come in is headed by a Nobel Laureate. Their mandate is to prepare for another round of elections.
They don’t call themselves ministers, but advisors (iirc). I thought that was an interesting wrinkle and potential counter example for discussions on government, which happen regularly.
I don’t know how to frame my point better, but it does feel that this comment thread presupposes only a few narrow options.
Perhaps breaking from news is good when it’s just overwhelmingly negative, and designed to harm you?
But perhaps its great when its a way to address your interest and curiosity ?