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Re:Things You Notice When You Quit the News by vog on Monday December 12, 2016 @03:56AM (#13156666)
In Germany we have the term "Zeitsouveränität" which means time sovereignty.

That term originally appeared to describe workplace conditions and biography.

However, nowadays it is mostly used to describe media consumption. You decide when to listen to news or watch a certain show, the same way you decide when you read the next chapter of a novel.

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Re:Things You Notice When You Quit the News by DonaldFoss on Monday December 12, 2016 @10:45AM (#13158832)
Very nice. I saw the word "Zeitsouveränität" and knew the literal meaning but didn't realize it's modern usage.

In reality, time sovereignty is the only worthwhile thing wealth gets us, because time is our most valuable resource, a non-renewable one at that.

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Re:Things You Notice When You Quit the News by vog on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @05:20AM (#13165826)
One particularily popular example are German podcasts of radio stations, which are advertised by "... zum zeitsouveränen Nachhöhren", which roughly translates to: ... for time souvereign listening.
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