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Re:The Urgent Quest for Slower, Better News
by misterprime on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @08:00PM
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>God, give me grace to accept with serenity, the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
I think this is a case of these people realizing that they cannot change the world in such a way to solve each and every problem that is presented to them in the news. As such, they choose to focus on their own personal lives and they people they come across in their day to day lives.
I hope this helps. It's not that they just don't care, it's that caring is damaging their psyche and performance. They've learned it's healthier to tune most of that noise out.
Re:The Urgent Quest for Slower, Better News
by kadendogthing on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @09:18PM
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>God, give me grace to accept with serenity, the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
I'm not sure what whimsical platitudes that essentially absolve you of your civic duty have to do with this conversation, or how it could possibly negate anything that was said.
>I hope this helps.
No it just solidifies what I think about the type of people that harbor such opinions.
Save your outrage for things you have first hand knowledge of or knowledge of through trusted contacts.
The world did ok before 24/7 news, so it's not like you, king of the world, need to be up to the minute informed on whatever thing you're supposed to take your outrage vengence upon today.