I stopped long ago watching any TV-generated "news," from MSNBC to Fox; do not follow anyone on TIk Tok or X (Twitter), never scroll down Instagram or Facebook (check it only when I have messages from people I know and like), post only links to my own writing on Facebook. Seriously. And intentionally. I listen to NPR on the "radio" (remember that?) and read, most days, the major headlines of The New York Times (and have my dissatisfaction with their coverage of the back and forth). We all need to use our heads and good judgment and, like you say, screen out the rest of this stuff. Did I say "seriously"? I meant that; discipline, not "wishing I could do that." I don't feel like I miss anything important to me and I miss a lot that is just toxic.
I stopped long ago watching any TV-generated "news," from MSNBC to Fox; do not follow anyone on TIk Tok or X (Twitter), never scroll down Instagram or Facebook (check it only when I have messages from people I know and like), post only links to my own writing on Facebook. Seriously. And intentionally. I listen to NPR on the "radio" (remember that?) and read, most days, the major headlines of The New York Times (and have my dissatisfaction with their coverage of the back and forth). We all need to use our heads and good judgment and, like you say, screen out the rest of this stuff. Did I say "seriously"? I meant that; discipline, not "wishing I could do that." I don't feel like I miss anything important to me and I miss a lot that is just toxic.
I'm glad to know you've shut off the noise, too, Abby.
Brilliant, wise, poignant and needed!