My friend has convinced me to go on a media diet. Essentially: stop reading the newspapers, stop listening to the news, stop watching the news. He claims to have been on the media diet for a week and he feels much happier. I've been on the media diet for 36 hours now and I feel...lonely.
He says the loneliness is withdrawal.
Well. I confess to being to sucked into Washington DC Reality Media more than I wish. I confess to being concerned that I'm spending way more time rubber necking a train wreck than doing productive counter-measures. I confess to believing someone has way too much negative influence, too much media attention, and part of it IS attributable to people like me and our media addictions.
At the same time, I worry about being complicit if I'm not paying attention.
My friend's plan is that he isn't looking at the news until after the midterm elections. I'm not sure I can go that long. But I'm thinking maybe I can make it a week.
Just to see how I feel after one week. I'll keep you posted.
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