July 16, 2015
Dear Cathy:
I have been with my mate
for a while and it bothers me that he is glued to the TV watching news for at
least 6 hours every night. He thinks I
am the strange one because I don’t look at news period on TV. I get all my news from independent media
online. Am I strange for not being
addicted to the media on TV like him?
Addicted to News, Alabama
Dear Addicted to News:
The corporate media (aka
mainstream media) is junk food for your brain.
Watching these shows is like eating an addictive junk food. No you
are not strange at all. Many men especially spend
their evenings watching news on TV.
There are even people
that think if a story don’t appear on CNN, that the story is not really
happening -- like CNN is everywhere -- 24/7.
Personally I agree with
you about mainstream media. I get all my
news online from independent media which is written by real people. I watch very little TV because I can’t deal
with the 5, 8 or 10 minute commercials.
When I want to watch a
movie, I usually prefer Netflix or Amazon Instant Video Streaming but I avoid
news and other programs on TV at all costs – so again, no you are not strange.
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