Not Watching/Reading The News

Mr. Charlie · 08-26-2015, 03:17 PM

It's not about it being on TV. I watch TV. But not the news.

As to the second question; I'd probably go up on the roof for a look because it's happening in the city I live in.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 08-26-2015, 04:34 PM

so if it's not happening in the city you live in then you don't care? what if you lived across the river in nj instead?

what about history? do you think it's worth studying or should we just be like well it already happened and it wasn't even in the same city as me so who cares?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-26-2015, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

With the shooting today in Virginia, I hope nobody tunes into the news when they plaster this psychos picture all over the TV for the next five days. It glorifies violence and gives future psychos reason to carry out their bullsh*t cause they know they'll be the talk of the world.

I've seen some ****ed up stuff on the internet but this is the worst thing I've seen. It's disturbing as **** and totally sinister.

Surprised we don't have a thread for it.

Mr. Charlie · 08-26-2015, 04:57 PM

@JWB

Maybe it's about not caring, about being selfish. Maybe it's about not needing to know. I really don't know. All I know is I'm happier not watching it. Maybe ignorance really is bliss? Again, I don't know.

History worth studying? Not to my mind, no. What was it Confucius said, "to divine the future, study the past", and maybe he has a point. Maybe history is scattered with valuable lessons and warnings. And in all truth, I used to love history, and so it's value isn't entirely lost on me. But these days I don't give it much thought.

**Frownland** · 08-26-2015, 05:00 PM

Don't invade Russia. That's pretty much the best advice history has to offer.

DeadChannel · 08-26-2015, 05:21 PM

Nope. I hate to face the fact that the world is a place where bad things happen, and would prefer to pretend that the people who those bad things happen to don't exist, so that I can get on with my turgid upper middle class existence in peace. That's right, canada is the only country and BC is the only province and the few square miles outside my front door encapsulate the entirety of everything.

Mr. Charlie · 08-26-2015, 05:31 PM

Trollheart · 08-26-2015, 05:35 PM

When I worked I of course watched and read the news, as who wants to be the only one who doesn't know what everyone's talking about when you go in the next morning (happened with the Challenger disaster; happened on a weekend, I didn't watch the news so had no clue it had happened). Also if you're in an office the conversation is often going to revolve around what's happening in politics, sport, world affairs etc.

Now I'm at home, I still make sure to catch the news, because otherwise are you not just burying your head? Oh, there's always bad news! Yeah, but not watching it won't make it go away. Surely you would rather keep up to date with what's happening than just close your eyes? There are a lot of injustices going on and if nobody watched the news (on whatever format) and knew of them, nothing would or could be done to change them. We'd all become selfish, insular people who only cared about ourselves and **** everyone else. I'm all right Jack, keep your hands off my stack? Not how I want to be, personally.

Psy-Fi · 08-26-2015, 05:40 PM

I don't watch the news on TV or read about it in newspapers or magazines anymore but that's because I have an internet connection now which I didn't have 12+ years ago.
At least now I no longer get newsprint on my hands or have to sift through 40 to 50 minutes of TV news BS each day to find something that might actually affect and/or interest me during the nightly broadcast.

Mr. Charlie · 08-26-2015, 05:49 PM

@ Trollheart

It could be interpreted as burying your head in the sand. Or it could be interpreted as not looking over your neighbour's fence.

But you can still be kind, compassionate, caring, loving, to those around you without actively seeking injustices or watching the news. Just look at me!

Haha. But, no, you really can.

08-26-2015, 04:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	@JWB Maybe it's about not caring, about being selfish. Maybe it's about not needing to know. I really don't know. All I know is I'm happier not watching it. Maybe ignorance really is bliss? Again, I don't know. History worth studying? Not to my mind, no. What was it Confucius said, "to divine the future, study the past", and maybe he has a point. Maybe history is scattered with valuable lessons and warnings. And in all truth, I used to love history, and so it's value isn't entirely lost on me. But these days I don't give it much thought. Last edited by Mr. Charlie; 08-26-2015 at 05:02 PM.

08-26-2015, 05:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Don't invade Russia. That's pretty much the best advice history has to offer. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-26-2015, 05:35 PM	#18 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	When I worked I of course watched and read the news, as who wants to be the only one who doesn't know what everyone's talking about when you go in the next morning (happened with the Challenger disaster; happened on a weekend, I didn't watch the news so had no clue it had happened). Also if you're in an office the conversation is often going to revolve around what's happening in politics, sport, world affairs etc. Now I'm at home, I still make sure to catch the news, because otherwise are you not just burying your head? Oh, there's always bad news! Yeah, but not watching it won't make it go away. Surely you would rather keep up to date with what's happening than just close your eyes? There are a lot of injustices going on and if nobody watched the news (on whatever format) and knew of them, nothing would or could be done to change them. We'd all become selfish, insular people who only cared about ourselves and **** everyone else. I'm all right Jack, keep your hands off my stack? Not how I want to be, personally. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-26-2015, 03:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	It's not about it being on TV. I watch TV. But not the news. As to the second question; I'd probably go up on the roof for a look because it's happening in the city I live in.

08-26-2015, 04:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
~~John Wilkes Booth~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 2,235	so if it's not happening in the city you live in then you don't care? what if you lived across the river in nj instead? what about history? do you think it's worth studying or should we just be like well it already happened and it wasn't even in the same city as me so who cares?

08-26-2015, 05:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
DeadChannel Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 1,259	Nope. I hate to face the fact that the world is a place where bad things happen, and would prefer to pretend that the people who those bad things happen to don't exist, so that I can get on with my turgid upper middle class existence in peace. That's right, canada is the only country and BC is the only province and the few square miles outside my front door encapsulate the entirety of everything.

08-26-2015, 05:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308

08-26-2015, 05:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	@ Trollheart It could be interpreted as burying your head in the sand. Or it could be interpreted as not looking over your neighbour's fence. But you can still be kind, compassionate, caring, loving, to those around you without actively seeking injustices or watching the news. Just look at me! Haha. But, no, you really can.