the truth about news consumption

It's important to remember that the news isn't good for us at all.

https://hr.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/JHEAP_Negative-News-Coverage-and-Mental-Health.pdf

Very true, side note is your name a dune reference?

You better believe it is. Dune is my favorite novel of all time. Atreides would also be a sick name for a band.

I’m in agreement with this.

Just browsing headlines is often enough at this point. Reading the actual content is rarely needed, unless perhaps it's something that will affect my wallet for the upcoming year due to new economic changes.

It’s sometimes the way it presents itself and providing no context as to why it’s being shared. My mind then makes all these instant assumptions. Perhaps the sites are also indeed optimized for doom scrolling.

If I were to see the news cycle/algorithms as if it’s coming from a single individual then it gets more confusing. Let’s say what if it were a social media feed of a person.

“Why is this person sharing where bombs have dropped in a warzone with graphic imagery and in the same moment sharing that a football club is happily lifting the trophy for winning that season and celebrating?”

The contrast is just too much… I’d think that this person may need to have their priorities set straight.

“The world is going to end, everything is going to shit, you should feel bad and concerned about it all the time.”

Followed by:

“And here’s the weather forecast… besides rain and temperatures rising we also have bombs dropping from the sky”.

Good day to you sir.

The news never reflects upon itself and never apologizes for triggering people.

Thanks @Atreides for sharing!

Not meant as a hijack to the thread. @Atreides But a bit of a rant by yours truly .
This is today's Dutch Broadcasting Foundation [Channel #1 on TV in the Netherlands], I prefer to use the teletext (online) instead of browsing the main site or actually watching 30 minutes of this stuff on TV:

They share deaths in the news every day It's as said in the first post (link) by @Atreides the opposite of having and experiencing a positive mental health and balance.
It's a way to just quickly scan the headlines and be done with it.

The Dutch word "doden" means "deaths" in this context and "gedood" = "killed"
Mentioning this in 4 out of 9 headlines on the "front page" seems a bit much.
And oh wait ....At least Tottenham won the Europa League Cup (football/soccer). Well I'll be damned.

I’m not a big Dune fan but I know a little about it from playing a Nintendo console game (guessing NES era, but possibly later). It was like an RPG, except you could choose which house to belong to, and the options that you could select for what to do are consistent with the characteristics ascribed to the house you choose.

Nonetheless, I have more occasions (than I would expect) to use the line, “the spice must flow!!!” I also dig the sand worms.

the 5 things I know about the news
1. There are a lot of bad things going on in the world
2. I have absolutely no control over these things
3. Me worrying about it is never going to solve anything
4. As far as the idea of being "doomed to repeat history", that stuff is going to happen whether or not i am aware of it.
5. Watching the news is a complete waste of my time and there is absolutely no reason to do it. Ever.

If I remember correctly one of the descriptions of this technique, it is called closer-further. It refers to techniques that destroy the psyche. This is what psychopaths use against people.

You are absolutely right. I stopped watching the news a long time ago. And when the war escalated in 2022, it was much bigger news for me than for other people. However, this proves that important news will always find you. Everything else is not worth your time.
Today, I only look at the headlines. But I don't believe them either.
I've always liked Dune. Especially the last two movies.