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Your brain was never designed for this much bad news (www.sciencedaily.com)

submitted 1 month ago by W4nd3r3r@lemmy.ml to c/science@lemmy.world

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Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the answer isn’t to stop following current events—it’s to build healthier habits around how, when, and where we get our news.

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[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

It's literally written down as part of the playbook.

[-] tigermountain@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I remember when Majorie Taylor Greene left the government she made a comment about something regarding a playbook she was given when she first came to Congress. I wish someone would dig into that more because I'm fairly certain it contained things like how to belittle people when they ask serious questions or how to revert to whataboutisms as soon as you're confronted with damning evidence.

[-] MohamedMoney@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

There’s a book? A new one or is it just the usual suspects?

[-] AmyAye@nord.pub 14 points 1 month ago

Project 2025 has a book.

[-] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I think Steve Bannon articulated the press blitz approach clearly even before that, back when he was a Trump inner circler, back in that farcical first term.