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RE: Why am I angry all of the time and where did my friends go?
Very interesting what you mentioned about losing followers when posting positive things. This is exactly what the media rely on and this why all news on mayor news networks is always negative and fear mongering. This is what sells ! and they know it. Sad really, because if we removed all media from the world just for 1 month everything would change, because everybody would stop focusing on the negative all day long, and re-direct their attention closer to home and their immediate surroundings. People thrive on negativity, because in some strange way it makes them feel better about themselves. Good for you though to have shifted your focus, your health will definitely improve and the mood will lighten.
Thank you, @claudiaz :) Yes, the fear-mongering drives clicks and generates profits, and it works because we're biologically predisposed to gravitate towards that kind of content. We want to know what could potentially kill us. I'm not sure removing "all media from the world for just 1 month" would change everything, though, however, no do I agree with the sentiment. But I do think that our new interconnectedness, while it has been a blessing, also encourages people to focus on non-local issues outside of their control. In my experience as a reporter, a lot of corruption and mini-tyrannies lie close to home, but it's allowed to fester because of the hyper-focus on distant issues (and non-issues).