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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by soyasis on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:05AM (#37609249)
On the political note of the article: yes, the world is fucked up and it is exhausting to only read fucked up news. I personally believe that disconnecting from reality and becoming 'apolitical' implies giving up on humanity; that is giving up on your kids, nephews and the children of your best friends. No need to change the world, a small change in your community is more than enough. Specially as coders, what we build can impact and influence thousands of people all over the world. Sometimes I wonder if things would be different if we all invested 3-5% of our time in supporting our communities and engaging in some form of activism.
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by robertlagrant on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:08AM (#37609282)
Definitely yes to community engagement. Shovelling the snow outside the house of an elderly neighbour is good because it's actually doing something.
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by globular-toast on Friday September 22, 2023 @05:23AM (#37609804)
I agree, mostly. I decided years ago to stop listening to the news, but that was only after I decided to not have children. It seems wrong for breeders to stick their fingers in their ears.

I have given up on the world, as you put it. But other people's children is not my fault. I do as much as everyone else does to "do the right thing", but no more than that. I used to think about all these things, try to minimise my personal footprint and think about sustainability and future generations etc. But I lost hope. I was fighting the tide. Now I just try to make sure my footprint is not above average and try to be good to the people around me.

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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by soyasis on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:23AM (#37612465)
Fair enough, as someone sometime somewhere said "you only have control over your actions and your thoughts".
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by WuxiFingerHold on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:14AM (#37612346)
Disconnecting from the news industry does not automatically imply disconnecting from reality. At least I hope so as I consume non-technical news maybe once a week.
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by pseg134 on Friday September 22, 2023 @11:28AM (#37613318)
You would be insane to think anything on the news was connected to reality.
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by 93po on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:56AM (#37612888)
I don’t follow the news at all because it’s 99% biased garbage and frequently not true and pollutes the mind. My life and mental health is significantly better for this. Nothing I read in the news would change how I vote, which is basically the best reason anyone could give for watching it.
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by abareplace on Friday September 22, 2023 @03:48PM (#37616840)
You can afford not reading news only if you live in a democratic country with a stable economy, far from any conflict zones. In other parts of the world, you would miss information that you need for your survival.
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by xelia on Saturday September 23, 2023 @05:02AM (#37621696)
Even in that country - if you’re a woman you need to know if you still have rights regarding bodily autonomy (e.g. abortion). If you’re queer you need to know if you’re allowed to dress a certain way (anti-drag laws) or express public affection, without being arrested.
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Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser by TheHappyOddish on Saturday September 23, 2023 @09:56AM (#37623246)
I mean everyone needs to knows the law broadly, and the specific laws that may impact them.
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