All or nothing tends to be the reaction to watching news coverage in the US these days.
Either people are glued to the breaking news and twists and turns of the current government or studiously avoiding the news.
One facebook friend was discussing this on her timeline this week. She is a “watcher.” She says it is like watching a train wreck; she can’t turn away.
Other friends, who used to watch the news on a regular basis, are taking a mental health break. They are avoiding the news because it is causing too much stress.
I am in the “watching” camp because I am trying to stay on top of developments so I can continue to write to elected officials on a variety of topics of concern. It is stressful, though, especially with the stresses of everyday life in addition.
Who knows? At some point, I may switch over to “nothing.”
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Join us for Linda’s Stream of Consciousness Saturdays! This week’s prompt was “all or nothing.” Details here: https://lindaghill.com/2017/05/19/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-2017/
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“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.” Mark Twain’s words have never rung truer.
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I wonder what Twain would have made of the internet….
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Years ago, I was a watcher. Now, I’m almost nothing. But I find it much healthier to use the internet to pick and choose what I want to read or watch rather than being subject to the whims of the TV.
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Healthier is always better!
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