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Where do you draw the line between "staying informed" and avoiding all the stress in the news? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] crabArms 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The purpose of those publications is to make sure they’re distributed as widely as possible to sell ads

Agree: For-profit journalism has screwed-up incentives. Not-for-profit journalism does tend to be different.

Personally I feel I manage to still stay informed, since anything of real importance will break through my block list anyway.

So you're relying on those around you to keep you informed, despite blocking news on social media and not reading news yourself? Bold choice.

[–] Norin 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I suppose I still don’t trust the not-for-profit outlets either. Non-profit status, at least in the US, is a matter of taxes rather than one of morals.

And, yes, I do end up relying on people around me to hear about things for the first time, but I can and do look into things further from there.

There are pros and cons for this, of course, but I feel a lot calmer without the constant stream of doom in my life.

[–] crabArms 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's also a matter of motivations. I'm not saying nonprofit status confers automatic trustworthiness, but they are missing the major incentives for sensationalism that for-profit outlets are.

[–] Norin 1 points 1 day ago

That’s true. My cynicism is pretty personal. I’ve worked for a corrupt nonprofit in the past.