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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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[-] bilb@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 month ago

"The human mind has not adapted to this level of bad news"

[-] 7101334@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Yet

I'm going to stare into the abyss until it blinks first

[-] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Sure it has, meet my brain's healthy levels of bitter sarcasm and bitter cynicism!

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I feel like it kind of has.

Otherwise, people who are about 40+ years old would all be driven mad by now.

[-] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

bro I just turned 40 and... it doesn't seem far off

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

That's our secret, we just hide it well.

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Umm. I am driven mad.

[-] bilb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think I was wrong, the human mind adapts on the fly however it needs to. I should have kept it closer to the original: "The human brain has not adapted to this level of bad news." All of our minds have adapted, right, one way or another?

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