I agree with this. I also stopped watching the "The News" and quit following politics altogether. Much healthier and the time sink is gone.

I found over time that most people's idea of following politics was spending an inordinate amount of time memorizing either side's talking points. And to get really good at it (ie. arguing on forums) you'd simply need to memorize more of these talking points and exchange the proper insults (which always seemed to originate everywhere but my own mind).

Basically, I was done being a parrot and I'm healthier for it.