Overwhelmed By NEWs
This news is making me crazy. I have been following the news all weekend. I need a break.
I said to myself in the morning: I won't check the news until the afternoon, when I am back home again.
Yet, I see news headlines everywhere, even when I don't actively check my phone. On my way to work, on the big screen in the metro. A regional politician was talking about "the chances of war for freedom in the country" Who even asked your opinion about this? You are not the foreign minister or anything. At most, you are a regional declining politician desparate for attention. It's just political exploitation of the situation to win some votes.
The lady in front of me opens her newspaper, and I see a picture of two people mourning the dead leader, who hopefully will rot in hell. Is this the picture that shows the true situation in my country at the moment? I bet nobody gives a damn about his death. It is frustrating to think about, how that picture shapes the opinions of people unfamiliar with the situation, who spend only a few seconds skimming the news. Just like myself skimming the news of other world regions.
At work, I check a newsletter, a morning briefing about tech news that I have followed for a long time. The first three stories are war news again!
Each time I see news about the war, I feel like I am on a big theater stage with projectors shining brightly on me. Everybody points at me. I try to run away from the news, yet it follows me everywhere I go.
At the same time, I feel ashamed of myself. How many people, family members and friends, are currently in a state of uncertainty and fear? They probably wish that their biggest concern was staying away from the sad war news! What a small, sweet concern of mine.