Why do I listen to the news?

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by PirateMunkee

Wow, and people wonder why I keep praying for an asteroid the size of Texas to slam into the Earth.

Im workin on it! Im workin on it! geez, people are so impatient.

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Go on a media diet.
No tv news, no radio news, nada.
Just take a break for a little while.
It helps.

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I stopped watching and reading the news years ago. People may call me apathetic but I know my life is better for it.

no lie. I abandoned ship on "world affairs" via regular news outlets eons ago. I decided back then to concentrate on the things I can change and try to separate myself from the exasperating, depressing, enraging ones I couldnt. the news still gets around, but at least I dont feel saturated by it.

as my sig on another board says

"if you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed
if you DO read the newspaper, you're misinformed
- Mark Twain"

I choose the former.