My first opinion piece (I think).
You don't need news:
https://icyphox.sh/blog/dont-news/
@x I like the sentiment, though I am inclined to disagree. Freedom of the press exists for a reason. We need to be able to report on things when there is clearly something wrong (like the Snowden leaks).
There is, like you say, a lot of junk news. When Notre Dame burnt down I was upset, but I didn't need to know to much more. Once the cause was found out the coverage should have stopped.
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@x similarly when there were these boys trapped under water (where-ever and whenever that was) after they got out, I didn't need to know that they had recovered. I don't care.
Opinion pieces are very good on the other hand. I pay for reliable paper newspapers that have a plethra of opinions to read from, all of which can help you make a balanced judgement of a situation.
Equally, its good to know whats going on. Skimming headlines gives me a rough idea of whats happening even if I...
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@freddyym
> its good to know [...]
Yes, but you'll hear about it—if it's big enough—from other people / places anyway.
> [...] stop reporting such basic events
This, I can get behind. Certain things don't even need reporting.
Anyway, thank you for disagreeing. It'll get boring if everyone simply agreed. :)
@x don't read the entire piece. Equally, knowing things (i discovered that some families were unaware of lockdown somehow as they read no news) is good.
Furthermore, I think there is a place for news. But, we need to stop reporting such basic events. I read an article that basically said 'stop telling me that bitcoins price has gone up, I don't care'.
Frankly, I think we should apply that to everything. If you tell me that there is x covid cases, it will be different tomorrow. its an odd one.