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Avoiding Outrage Fatigue while Staying Informed (Original Post) digsub Feb 2025 OP
Yes, good advice. We can't be outraged on every single thing, and while we still disagree w/ a lot of these SWBTATTReg Feb 2025 #1
So true - it's important Alice Kramden Feb 2025 #2
Please see my post on outrage addiction. usonian Feb 2025 #3

SWBTATTReg

(26,146 posts)
1. Yes, good advice. We can't be outraged on every single thing, and while we still disagree w/ a lot of these
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 06:28 PM
Feb 2025

thugs' activities and actions, getting outraged every time I think is their ploy to pull our chains all of the time. Thing is, if they pull the chains too much, the sleeping bear (us) gets mad and wakes up angry.

Alice Kramden

(2,902 posts)
2. So true - it's important
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 07:27 PM
Feb 2025

To stay informed while avoiding doomscrolling. I rely on foreign news sources online such as the Guardian UK

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