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Insterstellar t1_j2jmevt wrote

Reply to comment by Historical-Recipe892 in Sad that front page of our local paper only covering Death by unaslob

I just don't read local news unless I am googling for something specific. There is nothing in it I really need to know. Its kinda like smoking: addictive, but bad for your (mental) health. I'm sure cherry-picking the worst tragedies in your community gets lots of clicks and ad revenue (or subscription fees), but it creates a distorted & depressing view of the world. Feel good fluff is also pointless, and also leads to an inaccurate view of the world.

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Historical-Recipe892 t1_j2kjbwe wrote

So much of what actually impacts your daily life is decided locally, and isn't going to be covered by any other outlet. Unless you regularly attend local municipality meetings (which everyone should, btw), you're in the dark about pretty important things.

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