My internet browser told me today, “Turn on Brave news and never miss a story.”
And boy does that sound awful.
But boy do people in society treat it as their duty to be “in the know” 24/7 and submit to the never-ending news cycle that pedals fear, hate, and doom round and round and round the clock.
Here’s a newsflash: it’s not.
In fact, missing just about all of the modern day news stories would probably result in a massive upgrade in mental health if I had to speculate.
Because here’s what’s not speculation: “If it bleeds, it leads“; “If it burns; it earns“; and it can only take around 14 minutes of news consumption to increase anxiety and depression symptoms.
…Imagine never missing a story where stories built on the above pillars are being pedaled 24/7?
Yeah. Maybe they need to change their pitch.
And yeah, maybe we need to reconsider our “duty.”