Comment by 6bb32646d83d

I keep reading this point of view, that not being glued to the news is "privilege".

I completely disagree.

Refreshing your feed all day long, getting angry at all the news, does not make someone superior. I'm not going to travel to support the iranian uprising, or going hide illegal immigrants in a Minneapolis basement, and it is likely that neither are you. So the end result is the same, except the person consuming and reacting to the news is wasting more time. Worst, they become radicalized and are now part of the extremism that keep being pushed.

I research policy and vote when asked. In between, there's too much going on in my life to spend it with daily news