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Of course it's not an explicit expectation, but the news cycle is dominated by a mix of 24/7 news and daily summaries. It's rare that I see weekly, bi-weekly, monthly summaries. I'm thinking, is there really that much that can happen in a day and that warrants our attention? Most news are clickbait focused on the negative, making us feel depressed and feeds our negative emotions. I wouldn't be surprised if the news actively contributes to the mental health crisis.

At the same time I think it can be of importance to have some understanding on what's going on in one's local area, one's country and in the world. For me I think a weekly summary would be good balance, but those are weirdly hard to find. What are your thoughts?

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[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it's how they won't the battle for the internet

It's how they won all status quo benefits to them. They also know status quo changes and why they put so much energy, effort, influence and time into continuing to try to make things worse so the likelihood of large-scale change decreases.

However, at a certain point, history shows people will revolt. The question is when, and how much of the horrific foundation that has been laid with people used to it can be ripped up before our short attention slams turn back to other interests?

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The problem with that reasoning is everyone is waiting for someone else to start the revolution

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I didn't advocate for a slow response, history shows people just like to boil like frogs as were very adaptable, for good and bad. Id love it if swift, collective action were our norm.