Is News/Politics A Waste of Time?

Don’t get me wrong. Obviously, staying informed can be good. But what if your informed with negative information all the time. Every time, I turn on news/politics, it’s always the same thing. Someone did something bad, the world is going to implode etc. I quit the news/politics for like a week and my anxiety/depression was almost gone. I never felt so joyful and happy. Do you believe news/politics is a waste of time or maybe not?

 

I understand what you mean. I worked a job that involved dealing with conversional topics. (Ex: Money, Politics, Religion etc.) One of my coworkers had an affair with another coworker that both cheated on their partners. The divorces were super nasty. One of them lost 50,000 thousand dollars in the court proceedings. Thank god I don’t have children. Crazy stuff. Every decision I made at the job I used to work at involved making conversional decisions regarding politics. Absolute misery. People yelling and screaming, just terrible. Even though, I was making six figures at that job. It never made me happy. I resorted to drugs and anything involving escapism. After four years of misery, I quit that job. I was unemployed for three months collecting benefits. Until I found a job that was bearable. It was a 60,000 thousand per year job and involved no conversional topics(Politics, Religion, Money, etc). I won’t lie, there are a few negatives to the 60,000 per year job but I couldn’t be anymore happier in my life.

 

That’s a good idea. I guess just limit yourself or don’t watch it at all. Good post.

 

Interesting stuff. Thanks for replying, man.

 

This is why I avoid TV news, lol.

 

Don’t bother with news/politics. It’s all fear mongering and negativity. It makes life worse than it seems. I don’t need to watch the news, anyway. I can get my sources from other means necessary.

 

Yes, a waste of time. Unless it’s your job. I don’t need to do drugs or buy a gun. Don’t care about taxes because I live in a state with no income tax. Health care isn’t a worry for me. I have no need and time for nonsense political drivel and negativity.

 

Your better off avoiding it. My advice is to use it when it’s absolutely necessary (Ex: Pandemic, Election Day/Week, Global Crisis, War, Severe Weather, etc.) There’s no reason to watch it every day, all that information is going to give you anxiety.

 

The rabbit hole thing is real. Definitely relate. Yes, be “reasonable informed.” Completely agree.

 

That’s what I plan on doing for now on. Only use it for when it’s important otherwise there’s no reason to consume.

 

“But I do think good journalism has also positive effects to the world and is important.” True.

 

Politics is boring to me. It’s all vilification and no action. The news is too sensational, I think. I don’t believe news/politics has any substance unless the actions the politicians take, affect your life in a positive/negative way.

 

I agree. Good post.