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Re:Reading too much political news is bad for your well-being by im3w1l on Monday October 19, 2020 @01:34AM (#24823576)
For better and worse, a low frequency publication will have the benefit of hindsight, which can lead to deeper thought but also a big bias in coverage. There is a tendency to create grand unified theories of the past, and pretend contrary stuff didn't exist.

Reading a higher frequency publication with a delay will reveal how much ambiguity there really was.

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Re:Reading too much political news is bad for your well-being by lytefm on Monday October 19, 2020 @04:56AM (#24824468)
A popular German speaking author made a similar case years ago: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-ro... Also published a book about that issue recently. Basically, you'll be much better informed and have better mental health by only reading a monthly publication and books instead of following daily news.
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