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Anita Young's avatar

For me, watching/reading/listening to the news is a double-edged sword. I like to keep current on what's happening in the world, but at the same time, would rather not. Everything is so depressing and very rarely is there any "good" news. Too much "fear mongering".

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Jayson Young's avatar

If it bleeds, it leads.

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Anita Young's avatar

Exactly!!

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Effie's avatar

This reminded me of Bukowski‘s

“ the angry, the empty, the lonely, the tricked

we are all museums of fear.”

My dad says fear is a choice. Is fear a choice? I’ve yet to make up my mind on this.

Maybe I f we get a new wearable in a couple of years that allows us to control our hippocampus and amygdala. But then again I suppose that would set the whole world on fire. 🤔😅 That’d be a book I’d read!

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Jayson Young's avatar

That Bukowski quote resonates with me for sure.

Imagining a world potentially without fear is incredible - what would people do? And what if we had the choice to remove fear from our brains, but chose not to, making your dad’s dilemma even more poignant? Yeah this does need to be a book, doesn’t it?

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radicaledward's avatar

I know this isn't the point of the post but the idea of a newspaper designed deliberately for a child is blowing my mind.

That's such a cool idea.

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Jayson Young's avatar

It is cool, isn’t it? Especially in “this day and age.”

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radicaledward's avatar

It honestly makes me want to start the same thing here.

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Jayson Young's avatar

You should! Does it not exist at all in America?

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radicaledward's avatar

If it does, I ain't never heard about it!

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Jayson Young's avatar

Well shoot, let’s make it happen.

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