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Your brain was never designed for this much bad news (www.sciencedaily.com)
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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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[-] quarkquasar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I feel like, between starting to pay attention to politics in 2000 (also starting puberty), 9/11, the ensuing rise of authoritarianism, trump v1 and trump v2, I've achieved levels of depression and anxiety that have propelled me into a kind of nirvana.

Ultimately, I don't want the human race to end, but the human race seems to. Why try fighting that?

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