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Re:Americans' life ratings reach record high by iamstupidsimple on Sunday July 25, 2021 @12:15PM (#27950307)
Long ago, my dad checked out of news media entirely, and the effect on his mental health was incredible. Personally, I don't think I can turn a blind eye to the rest of the world, but IME those that do are generally much happier.
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Re:Americans' life ratings reach record high by heckingoodtimes on Sunday July 25, 2021 @12:29PM (#27950451)
What do they say again?

> Ignorance is bliss.

I didn’t grasp this when my HS English teacher imparted this on us, but having consumed much of the trending Reddit content, it makes a lot more sense these days.

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Re:Americans' life ratings reach record high by nitrogen on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:56PM (#27951851)
When we all first hear this expression we assume that ignorance is a bad thing, thus we should not be like all the blissfully ignorant. But maybe it was really advice -- don't expand your circle of awareness too far beyond your circle of influence.
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