I say this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cloud
Dr. Andrew Weil recommends a "news fast" as part of optimum health. Too much news causes stress and is bad for you, he argues.
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He's right, especially with all the post 9-11 hyper that the media outlets love to hype up. The nature of people to pay attention to any bit of information leads to overload, especially when damn near everything is "breaking", "developing", and treated like the world is ending.
Of course, in nearly every bar, restaurant, waiting room, airport, lounge, and office break area you don't have much of a choice. I highly suggested picking up
one of these to help alleviate the epidemic of 24 hour, constant breaking emergency news (complete with scrolling "oh noes!" text at the bottom that never goes away) in public areas.
My solution? I get my news from
Fark. If it is really, truly important, it'll be posted and usually have a "news" tag. Otherwise, its a story I get a laugh out of and it improves my day.