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Re:Giving up reading news will make us happier by rossdavidh on Thursday April 05, 2018 @10:45AM (#16765359)
If you need to be watching/reading the news more than about once a month, in order to know what way to vote, I would be curious as to why. Once a month (that is, a tiny fraction of the normal amount) is more than sufficient to learn all that you can learn from that source of information. There are way better methods for becoming an informed citizen, than the news.
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Re:Giving up reading news will make us happier by openasocket on Thursday April 05, 2018 @11:01AM (#16765508)
It's about more than knowing which way to vote, it's about developing awareness of issues. People affect democracy in more ways than just voting and political action like protests. Politicians constantly run polls to take the temperature of the people on various issues, and adjust their positions and priorities accordingly. Which isn't to denigrate actual political action, but to demonstrate that awareness can intrinsically affect the government.

What do you think would be a better way to become an informed citizen than watching the news?

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