People act like it's super important to be hooked into the news cycle and know what's going on around the world all day, but if it doesn't substantively change your behavior, and it makes you feel like shit, maybe it isn't really all that valuable.
@cjrando Relatedly: "staying up to date on the news cycle at all times and drawing conclusions based on long-term trends", which people often defend it as, has a name
It's called "journalism" and if that's not your official job description then you're most likely not actually doing that, you're just doomscrolling
(General "you", not personal "you")
