Comment on How does one resist getting into protracted arguments while still staying informed?

reversebananimals@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I’m a news junkie too, and I also used to have a problem with online conflict. I got so worked up posting on Twitter in 2016 that I broke into hives. No joke…

I took several years off from the news, but I have reestablished a healthy relationship with it 3 years ago. What revelation did I have?

Comment sections aren’t informative. Just stick to factual reporting and if you need to hear some opinions to help you contextualize things you learn, stick to centrist sources and try to read at least two differing opinions per topic.

I only get news from AP News, Reuters and Five Thirty Eight.

If I desperately want to hear an opinion, I’ll read an editorial in The Economist or I’ll look at polling numbers.

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