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If your beliefs and convictions are so fragile that they can be swayed by the news of the day, you haven't spent enough time working on yourself so you can understand what they are. There are many ways to do this and you might want to look into it. Convictions and beliefs don't just happen; they take critical thinking and time and work.

If you are sitting in a car with a bunch of robbers, then you are a robber. That’s the way it used to be and I think it still is.

Ah, the old if "In a bar, 5 Nazis are drinking at a table. You sit down with them; there are now 6 Nazis drinking at a table".

Almost seems like a joke when you say it like that

Step 1) delete all news apps Step 2) stop watching news/terrier inspiration movies. Step 3) get better friends Step 4) get out of the house 20 min day Step 5) start drinking lol just joking no don't do that. Laugh more often.. Last learn to live and let live 🤪😜😝😛

If your views were sound and backed by logic, you might be pestered, pushed, but shouldn't change. I get it, society can be a pestering bitch at times.

I would stop spending time on media kinds and have a bit of space with my friends once and try something I haven’t ever done. Anything is fine. Sports, cooking, reading, tracking, music. Even bad things would help you if you can come back from there. But when I do, I do it as much as possible.

Actually, I did so many things, fell from my face, and stood up over and over again, all of which have helped me see the core of something because it became the matter of life or death. Hahaha. Unless I could find the real solution, I could die there! Then one day I found, I was not affected by anything and I was super versatile because most things follow the same logic and it doesn’t take much time to learn a new thing.

Everything in this world seems to be logical when you see it from their point of view, otherwise, how can they make a profit? But many are actually incoherent when seeing it from the above. Please try something and put your heart and soul into it, then you don’t need to think about “how to not get affected”.

“Stop watching all news” ignorance may be bliss but it isn’t socially healthy or civically responsible.

How does watching the news make one “socially healthy or civically responsible?” You don’t need to watch the news to have a social life unless you only discuss the news and no other topics with your friends and family, and I’m pretty sure you can volunteer in your community without watching it, too. Both of those things would be healthier without the news, tbh.

I don't watch the news because it presents negative topics I can do nothing about.

The important stuff that I can influence I will usually hear about without watching the news and at that point I can decide what to do about it.

To be truly informed anyway takes research beyond the news which I can still do.

First, identify what your views/morals/principles are.

Then, critically analyze them and find the leaks. Dig into where you're weak or unsure and evaluate or change your stance until it is airtight.

Any time you receive new information, repeat.

This way, you'll be prepared to defend your convictions when the time comes.

Or

Try to break into your own house, make it more secure and repeat until you can't find any more ways to do so.

It’s a cop-out to say “you can do nothing about it”. Stop using companies that mistreat the planet and their employees, etc etc

You ignored the part of my comment where I mention the difference between what you can control and what you can influence. Your example is something you can influence and is not contingent on "watching the news*.

If you’re not getting messages about the planet dying or workers being mistreated from the news, where are you getting it from? Where are you getting the motivation to go out and vote? Where are you fueling your deepest opinions from? All strong opinions have to be constantly reinforced and cultivated or they will fall by the wayside

You will always hear controversial issues floating around without turning on "the news" and then if you care, you research it.

To form a stance, you take your opinions and beliefs about the topic and try to poke holes in them, analyze critically, go and find other perspectives.

If you can poke holes, then you figure out why and reform the stance until it's as airtight as you can make it, or you acknowledge where you're still short and work on it over time.

All this can be done without watching the news.