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Everytime I go on Reddit I feel myself getting shittier and shittier. I know that not following current events is sticking ones head in tyevsand, but it has such an impact.
I think Reddit is better/less rabid than than aussie tv ...lol
And following what current events? What is popular at the moment, what is being pushed for political reasons, what has had good press releases?
Because there is so much happening in the world and most never hits the newspapers on a regular basis.
Keeping up with current events is more about keeping up with the zeitgeist than anything.
Little of it ever impacts our own lives.
At my old age I just try to see trends and important local news, some foreign news too. 99% I ignore.
@wscholermann @Seagoon_ And when politics is covered by most of the media, it's basically presented as a clash of personalities and a footy game.
This Labor MP says this. This Coalition MP says that. Minister refuses to confirm. Party room sources say. This shadow minister made a gaffe. The opposition leader made comments attacking this. The prime minister responded by saying that.
And according to the latest opinion polls...
It's really irrelevant to the everyday lives of most people!
Meanwhile, the thing that really matters from politics is the laws we live under. How government departments go about their job and deliver things like schools and hospitals. Which new train lines do or don't get built. What the government funds, and who pays how much tax for it.
The focus should be on what issues people in the community are facing.
What kind of society do we have right now? What kind of country, state, and city do we want to live in?
What are the laws and policies right now?
What's their impact on those issues? Are they helping or harming?
And how could they be different?
Australia's goal is that everyone can own a house which constantly increases in value. There are no practical plans talked about because it is not actually possible, the goal of constantly rising value conflicts with the goal of being available to everyone. Which is why talk about it around and around in circles.
Colonies don't have goals and who we are are colonial subjects.
The point of colonies is not nation building but extracting wealth.
@wscholermann @Seagoon_ Mining companies, mostly...
If it doesn't make me laugh then I'm not interested. That's what I use reddit for these days.
I recently joined Idiocracy. Not sure if it's funny or not.
Engagement is driven by rage. Engagement is also money. Hence, making readers angry enough to comment = profit.
It's shit. Peeking your head out to check current events is alright, but hopping on the Enragement Engagement Train is a one way ticket to feeling bad all the time.