meghnad Nov 19, 2019

I'm slowly starting to process the fact that not everyone reads the news.

Instagram and TikTok is proving again and again that people prefer to not look at the ugliness in the world and just keep away from it all.

Maybe it's escapism, maybe it's self-preservation. I'm also changing my opinion about how, "Everyone needs to be updated about the latest news stuff."

They really don't. Fuck it. Live in your little bubbles & be happy.

Show threadesoteric_guy
@Memeghnad Even many of those who do read, read just headlines and believe whatever the headline suggests. Very few actually care about the society to go even 1 layer deeper. Let us not even get to Non fiction book or research paper audience. They are almost non existent. Personally i have now consciously reduced reading op-eds and focus more on reading quality and fact based research, listening to podcasts and watching conferences lectures.
Nov 19, 2019 at 5:12amTusky
Show threadmeghnad Nov 19, 2019
@ninad That's a good strategy. I'm also reducing my op-ed writing massively. I want to focus on bringing out researched pieces (with some opinion mixed in).
Show threadesoteric_guyNov 19, 2019
@Memeghnad No you dont reduce writing!!  
Your op-eds too are well researched.
I read op-eds only from newslaundry, the print and swarajya to be in touch with sane voices from both sides of the spectrum.