We are bombarded with so much negativity in the news. Bad news sells faster than good news.
Here is the good news that you probably don't get to hear about...
Here is the good news that you probably don't get to hear about...
Except that more than half of my friends (and I, usually) read Positive News.
Except that more than half of my friends (and I, usually) read Positive News.
Well done but I daresay that is not the norm, i.e. most people generally don't know about it hence why I posted the link.
Perhaps you can make a positive post and share what you think of it?
I don't think there is any one media outlet that most people access. It's very human to seek out those outlets that back up our own thinking. People are susceptible to confirmation bias and are happiest in a media echo-chamber.
I don't think there is any one media outlet that most people access. It's very human to seek out those outlets that back up our own thinking. People are susceptible to confirmation bias and are happiest in a media echo-chamber.
What I meant was, of the news that most people realise is available, this positive news link is not widely known.
Yes, we all gravitate to reading that which confirms our particular mindset - unless we are more interested in gaining a wider perspective, i.e. hearing both sides.
Or, as I do... reading no sides. I find I have more time by not going out of my way to read (listen or watch) news. If something is important, I'll no doubt get to hear about it from someone telling me.
Or, as I do... reading no sides. I find I have more time by not going out of my way to read (listen or watch) news. If something is important, I'll no doubt get to hear about it from someone telling me.
That sounds a bit like burying your head in the sand, with all due respect. (I never understand why some people would not want to be aware of what's happening around them). It indicates that you are mostly just concerned about yourself. Would someone, for instance, tell you about the local air pollution then (it is mostly invisible but none the less damaging)?
Whilst I mentally tune out at anything to do with wars on the news (it's just too abhorrent and constitutes legalised murder) nevertheless I am concerned about lots of issues and want to make a difference with some that I feel more strongly about , e.g. regarding GM.
I am aware of what's happening around me. Things in the news are about things that are not around me... stuff in far off countries, stuff about 'celebrities' splitting up (do their private affairs really concern me?), stuff reported by people with biased views who won't tell (or don't know) the truth. It serves no purpose to waste my time listening to that, when I've got plenty of stuff that IS around me to focus on. If there is something of concern to me, it will come my way and I'll know about it, and that's not 'head in the sand' and not "just concerned about myself"... I do actually interact with other people and those are the situations my focus needs to be on. I'm not sure what you mean by "local air pollution". If air pollution is a concern then it will come in to my awareness.
So many people spend all their time focusing on what's going on elsewhere they completely miss what is right in front of them.
There was a guy I used to work with, and a group of us (including himself) had gone away on a week long training course. Each day when the course ended, he was more concerned about getting back to the hotel to watch the evening news he completely missed the fact that the rest of us were concerned that we'd had a long day training and needed to go and find something to eat. The first night we waited for him to watch the news. After that we left him to it and he had to sort himself out for food. He wasn't aware of what he was, essentially, demanding from the rest of us i.e. that we should all give up our time while he concerned himself with things that were of no immediate concern to the present situation.
I am aware of what's happening around me. Things in the news are about things that are not around me... stuff in far off countries, stuff about 'celebrities' splitting up (do their private affairs really concern me?), stuff reported by people with biased views who won't tell (or don't know) the truth. It serves no purpose to waste my time listening to that, when I've got plenty of stuff that IS around me to focus on. If there is something of concern to me, it will come my way and I'll know about it, and that's not 'head in the sand' and not "just concerned about myself"... I do actually interact with other people and those are the situations my focus needs to be on. I'm not sure what you mean by "local air pollution". If air pollution is a concern then it will come in to my awareness.
So many people spend all their time focusing on what's going on elsewhere they completely miss what is right in front of them.
There was a guy I used to work with, and a group of us (including himself) had gone away on a week long training course. Each day when the course ended, he was more concerned about getting back to the hotel to watch the evening news he completely missed the fact that the rest of us were concerned that we'd had a long day training and needed to go and find something to eat. The first night we waited for him to watch the news. After that we left him to it and he had to sort himself out for food. He wasn't aware of what he was, essentially, demanding from the rest of us i.e. that we should all give up our time while he concerned himself with things that were of no immediate concern to the present situation.
I do sympathise in what constitutes a lot of the news that is broadcast. I tend to record it and fast forward most of it!
It was not my intention to upset you as I seemed to have done. I was not questioning your social awareness more the environmental one. Re. air pollution - I am not sure how it would come into your awareness when the damaging particles are invisible. There are hot spot locations that it would be useful to know about, I would have thought.
Yes you depict the other extreme i.e. being overly preoccupied with matters elsewhere. There is scope for a balanced medium though.
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So many people spend all their time focusing on what's going on elsewhere they completely miss what is right in front of them.
There was a guy I used to work with, and a group of us (including himself) had gone away on a week long training course. Each day when the course ended, he was more concerned about getting back to the hotel to watch the evening news he completely missed the fact that the rest of us were concerned that we'd had a long day training and needed to go and find something to eat. The first night we waited for him to watch the news. After that we left him to it and he had to sort himself out for food. He wasn't aware of what he was, essentially, demanding from the rest of us i.e. that we should all give up our time while he concerned himself with things that were of no immediate concern to the present situation.
Was he actually 'demanding' this from you? What's to stop him doing what he wanted and you doing what you wanted to?
It was not my intention to upset you as I seemed to have done.
Were you upset? I did not pick up that. Is this just my not being particularly sensitive?
Don't know what happened there - half my post is missing. It made much more sense a moment ago!o_O
Were you upset? I did not pick up that. Is this just my not being particularly sensitive?
?? I was referring to a post made by EnergyIz.
I know. Sorry. I had written a (sensible and intelligent) post - which would clearly have persuaded everyone reading it to my way of thinking 😉 Then I posted it and half of it disappeared! The bit I quoted seems to have been attributed to Giles for some reason. What I was trying to say there was that I didn't see any evidence of his being upset.
Just ignore my ramblings!
No, not upset. Just pointing out that just because I choose to place my awareness on matters that are immediately in front of me, doesn't mean that I am in some way selfish or ignore other people or other matters that need my concern. I simply choose not to fill my life full of things (and then have to filter out those things) that really have no point in my present moment.
Some more good news - today! 