Should we stop reading the news

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122358677#Comment_122358677

Both sides nonsense. Can you prove the BBC is as bad as RT?

Musicrules

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122358939#Comment_122358939

Can you prove the BBC is better than Russia Today?

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122358415#Comment_122358415

And what's wrong with you having this interest? What do the others be doing? Probably watching endless series of rubbish on Netflix etc. Then watching them again.

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359041#Comment_122359041

Don't have to. It's your claim. Since you have nothing, we're done here.

archfi

24 hour news channels are the worst of the worst. Avoid if possible, definitely don't have it on all day long.

I'd say take in as wide a breadth of sources as possible, especially include sources that do not conform to your worldview. Definitely never oversaturate your mind with nonsense and biased headlines (which most 'news' is)

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359233#Comment_122359233

I disagree. Awfully handy for me, no matter where I am, to be able to get Sky News on Youtube at any time to see what's going on. Obviously, it's important to consume in moderation.

Musicrules

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359104#Comment_122359104

So you can't show how Russia Today is worse than the BBC? Damn straight we're done here. Don't be so ridiculous. 🤣

Hyperbollix

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359071#Comment_122359071

Nothing at all wrong with it. But whereas once I believed being informed and interested in what's going on was a better way to spend your downtime rather than living on Netflix etc, I'm now not so sure. The world is absolutely fcuked. Peak capitalism has stacked the deck against young people. Corporate power has an iron grip on the western world and it's only getting tighter. Democracy is getting shakier by the year and populism is becoming the norm, fueled by social media. We don't even need to mention the climate and the very real physical and social threats that that has in store for us all.

My admittedly pessimistic view is that this ship is holed below the water and it's only a matter of time. My thinking now is, it's probably better to focus on yourself and those close to you and just keep an ear open for whatever else is going on beyond that. Comsuming vast amounts of news thru various platforms to the extent that it becomes your daily and nightly diet of tv/internet, is probably not the best use of ones time.

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359587#Comment_122359587

Why do you feel the need to ask nonsensical questions? Are you going to try to claim that the Russian government don't control the Russian news?

Rothko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359104#Comment_122359104

"We're done here" seems to be your catchphrase.

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359921#Comment_122359921

In fairness, there's not much else I can add when someone can't be bothered to make their own argument.

Musicrules

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359846#Comment_122359846

I said some BBC viewers have a warped view on various topics, the same as Russia Today viewers. The other poster can't show how he thinks the BBC is any better, can you?

Musicrules

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122359931#Comment_122359931

Argument? This is an anonymous discussion forum, why are you spending your day arguing?

I just made a point and I made it very clearly. Actually, you proved my point and you haven't even realised it! 🤣

'The funny thing is that so many don't realise how easily they are influenced.'

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122360013#Comment_122360013

The reason why people need to look at the news and read about what's going on in the world including negative stuff is because if you don't you could end up posting something like this. This post makes me worried about the future of human beings.

Musicrules

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122360148#Comment_122360148

So you can't show how the BBC is any better?

Bobtheman

Part of the article I wrote was taken from a book. Well influenced. Rolf dobbelli stop reading the news

He makes the point that a lot of news articles are not in depth and don't cover all the angles. It perhaps would be impossible to do so. Thus an article showing violent attacks on the increase could be down to more people reporting incidents rather than more violence.

Same with the health service. I heard today about a man who got a hip replacement at age 90. Unusual. He lived alone and had no car. The hip operation transformed his life but you rarely hear these stories. We are led to believe we have a 3rd world health service.

https://medium.com/%40williamlynch1970/stop-reading-stuff-that-makes-you-miserable-77c520da3207

Quiet Achiever

I like the news and knowing what's happening on the world, but i adore this quote from John McGahern which i read regularly to keep me grounded (along with That They May Face the Rising Sun)

"The best of life is lived quietly, where nothing happens but our calm journey through the day, where change is imperceptible and precious life is everything" - John McGahern

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122360222#Comment_122360222

That's like asking me to prove the earth is not flat, your asking a very childish and silly question. If someone thinks something the BBC says is incorrect you can make a complaint to Ofcom and the BBC would have to be able to verify their story, they have guidelines they have to follow and their journalists can report the news without fear that the truth could put them in prison for decades. In Russia if a reporter tells the truth about what's happening in Ukraine its off to prison they go.

Musicrules

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122360731#Comment_122360731

You're finally getting the point! Took you long enough. It was a ridiculous post by the other poster.