How News Makes You Stupider

And why I stopped consuming it

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Nick Veasey | Newspaper Man

I used to be a news junkie. I’d take tab after tab every day, but then I’d just need more the next day. One day I just quit, cold-turkey. I’m honestly better informed, or at least marginally less stupid.

I’m not saying that news doesn’t have its place, but if you’re trying to be a better citizen — as in a better person — it’s not very good…

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Indrajit (Indi) Samarajiva is a Sri Lankan writer. Follow me at www.indi.ca, or just email me at indi@indi.ca.