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Allowing the pursuit of convenience and comfort to become our primary societal paradigm has led to a host of harmful consequences. Obesity, crippling debt, and massive amounts of waste to name but a few. The effects on our physical bodies and environment are obvious and nearing catastrophic but there are pervasive effects on our thoughts and behaviors as well. These may not be as immediately obvious but are potentially just as catastrophic.
An societal explosion in anxiety, social isolation, and confrontational anger has occurred with regards to our thinking and interactions. The two primary culprits? A news media overtaken by the ‘entertainment’ model and the ability to personally and selectively censor the information we receive, get bombarded with, through social media.
The Trouble With News As Entertainment
There was a time when news media were a source of impartially conveyed information. Walter Cronkite simply sat at the desk and read out the news he was handed simply stating the facts free of bias or editorializing.
As advertising revenue became a more powerful influence, and eventually a controlling factor, the goal shifted away from impartial investigation and…