"Watching the news is the mental equivalent of smoking cigarettes." Ed Latimore

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[–]rman 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sadly this is too true — we are so easily distracted by these news “events” that have absolutely ZERO impact in our daily lives — COVID makes me so sad that people eat it up so easily - but hey at least facial recognition is less of a worry now that we have a social acceptable reason to hide our faces

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Same goes for any mainstream media really

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All media is fictional.

[–]HiddenFox 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well said.

[–]King_Brutus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But I saw it on the news, so it's real

[–]muellermeierschulz[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Parents use to warn us about drug dealers growing up.
Adults need to be warned about “fear dealers” TODAY!" Patrick Bet-David

[–]Chonky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Television is chewing gum for the eyes." -- Henri Peyre