Hi all,
this is not going to be a traditional rant but more of a general discussion. I just like to hear your opinions on it.
My coworkes and me talked about how the internet has changed the way we consume media because we are bombarded by unlimited amounts of information because you´ve got the "whole" internet.
I thought about this and I think it is not true. I mainly stay on a handful of selected sites and everything that is not posted there simply does "not exist". The amount of information I get is directly influenced by me. I pre-select sites that have similar opinions like I have and stay away from sites that have a different opinion.
Same goes for news. I am always surprised when I visit /pol/ to see news reports from different countries/groups and hear about things that I didn´t know happening.
A recent example would be, that around 50-100 refugees took over a school in Berlin because they wanted to force the German government to either give them a visa, or tell them that they are not allowed to stay.
In my news I didn´t hear a thing and this situation went on for over 5 days.
So how much do you guys select what you watch and follow? Is this the only way to stay sane?
this is not going to be a traditional rant but more of a general discussion. I just like to hear your opinions on it.
My coworkes and me talked about how the internet has changed the way we consume media because we are bombarded by unlimited amounts of information because you´ve got the "whole" internet.
I thought about this and I think it is not true. I mainly stay on a handful of selected sites and everything that is not posted there simply does "not exist". The amount of information I get is directly influenced by me. I pre-select sites that have similar opinions like I have and stay away from sites that have a different opinion.
Same goes for news. I am always surprised when I visit /pol/ to see news reports from different countries/groups and hear about things that I didn´t know happening.
A recent example would be, that around 50-100 refugees took over a school in Berlin because they wanted to force the German government to either give them a visa, or tell them that they are not allowed to stay.
In my news I didn´t hear a thing and this situation went on for over 5 days.
So how much do you guys select what you watch and follow? Is this the only way to stay sane?