Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance

News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out.

The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer volume of news, for others the emotional toll of negative headlines or a distrust of the media itself. In online forums devoted to mindfulness and mental health, people discuss how to step back, from setting limits to cutting the news out entirely.

  • AuroraZzz@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Probably bc a few billionaires bought all the media in this country and now all the media is unreliable garbage. Hope all of these news organizations fail so we can get some actual news reporting again