Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the answer isn’t to stop following current events—it’s to build healthier habits around how, when, and where we get our news.
Frankly i think you can reduce this to “the human brain wasn’t made for this much news”, even after the invention of the telegraph people still didn’t get anywhere near as much news as we do now.
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