Re:Things You Notice When You Quit the News
by nandemo on Monday December 12, 2016 @12:01AM
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But OP is talking about TV:
> To be clear, I’m mostly talking about following TV and internet newscasts here
Title is clickbaity, but that's not any commenter's fault.
Re:Things You Notice When You Quit the News
by closeparen on Monday December 12, 2016 @12:40AM
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Codingdave is talking about having no information about what's happening in the world (other than what friends tell him), which would imply cutting off all news sources, not just TV.
Re:Things You Notice When You Quit the News
by codingdave on Monday December 12, 2016 @08:02AM
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No, I am not. I am talking about my filter being actual people, not mainstream media. Once I know of something, I go out and look for more information. And I keep very informed of local events, reading everything put out by my city -- council meetings minutes, announcements, planning committee documents, etc.
I can see where the misunderstanding may have come from -- I could have explained it better originally.
I agree it is not a good idea to watch the news. It's probably a good idea to read it.