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This story might be helpful to those tearing their hair out about the news lately:
I grew up believing that following the news makes you a better citizen. Eight years after having quit, that idea now seems ridiculous—that consuming a particularly unimaginative information product on a daily basis somehow makes you thoughtful and informed in a way that benefits society.
But I still encounter people who balk at the possibility of a smart, engaged adult quitting the daily news.
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A few things you might notice, if you take a break:1) You feel better
A common symptom of quitting the news is an improvement in mood. News junkies will say it's because you've stuck your head in the sand.
But that assumes the news is the equivalent of having your head out in the fresh, clear air. They don't realize that what you can glean about the world from the news isn't even close to a representative sample of what is happening in the world.
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2) You were never actually accomplishing anything by watching the newsIf you ask someone what they accomplish by watching the news, you'll hear vague notions like, "It's our civic duty to stay informed!" or "I need to know what's going on in the world," or "We can't just ignore these issues," none of which answer the question.
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A month after you've quit the news, it's hard to name anything useful that's been lost. It becomes clear that those years of news-watching amounted to virtually nothing in terms of improvement to your quality of life, lasting knowledge, or your ability to help others. And that's to say nothing of the opportunity cost. Imagine if you spent that time learning a language, or reading books and essays about some of the issues they mention on the news.
Read on for the rest of the list.
(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Tuesday December 13 2016, @05:37PM
My old RSS browser extension died. What do you use?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @05:44PM
Tickr RSS
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @05:59PM
Tiny Tiny RSS, while a bit of a hassle to set up, has worked beautifully for me ever since G's Reader is defunct.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday December 13 2016, @06:07PM
I installed it and played around with it, but I don't think a news ticker is going to work for me. I grabbed Claws Mail [claws-mail.org] and added a few feeds.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @07:34PM
I have been using myyahoo.
Can get to it from any browser and it does not bug the hell out of me. I look at it when I want.
(Score: 2) by rigrig on Tuesday December 13 2016, @07:48PM
I use Nextcloud [nextcloud.com] with the News [nextcloud.com] app.
Probably somewhat overkill if all you want is a feed reader, but I like it enough that I felt like spamming it here a bit.
No one remembers the singer.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @08:32PM
Newsbeuter. It's what I wanted all these years and finally found it this year. I quickly got over wanting it to be synced with my phone and other devices.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 14 2016, @07:01AM
If I had an account and mod points, I'd give you one. Newsbeuter is great, especially if you live on the command line.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 14 2016, @12:54AM
Pipedot.org
It has a great RSS function.
(Score: 2) by chewbacon on Wednesday December 14 2016, @02:19AM
Bazqux. Not free, but works really well. Syncs with Feeddler on iOS.