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If our consumption of news is so problematic is abstinence the only solution? But how can you be a responsible, contributing member of society if you don鈥檛 know what鈥檚 going on?

Oliver Burkeman asks if our consumption of news is so problematic is abstinence the only solution? But then how can you be a responsible, contributing member of society if you don鈥檛 know what鈥檚 going on?

There's also the 'if you're not outraged, your not paying attention' crowd. Whether its the latest forecast for climate change or how AI is further inveigling its way into our lives - there's real social pressure to be up to speed on the latest cause c茅l猫bre, with the implication that if you're not, somehow you're letting the side down.

How do you resist that and not fall into the trap of being in a constant fury about the world around you?

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Tue 20 Dec 2022 13:45

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