Gormfull5d ago
Herr haekelschwein

„News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier“

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/apr/12/news-is-bad-rolf-dobelli

Alter Artikel, aber irgendwie zeitlos.

News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier

News is bad for you. It leads to fear and aggression. It hinders your creativity and makes you sick. We should stop consuming it, says Rolf Dobelli, who's abstained for years

The Guardian
Mar 23 at 10:05pmWeb
Show threadOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ5d ago

@haekelschwein @djoerd the guardian is just openAI's mouthpiece these days telling us to detach from reality, or what?

https://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/2025/feb/14/guardian-media-group-announces-strategic-partnership-with-openai

Guardian Media Group announces strategic partnership with OpenAI

Guardian Media Group today announced a strategic partnership with Open AI, a leader in artificial intelligence and deployment, that will bring the Guardian’s high quality journalism to ChatGPT’s global users.

The Guardian
Show threadDjoerd Hiemstra 🍉5d ago
@olivia @haekelschwein The article is from 2013, so probably not inspired by OpenSlop
Show threadDjoerd Hiemstra 🍉5d ago
@olivia @haekelschwein Whoa! I just now clicked your link 😱
Show threadOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ4d ago
@djoerd @haekelschwein yeah I don't respect nor read the grauniad
Show threadOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ5d ago
@djoerd @haekelschwein causality flows a certain way and it's Guardian as an org that had pre-existing conditions that made them be ok with OpenAI, but point taken. Either way, the rhetoric around disengaging from news is fraught IMHO.
Show threadJan Ainali5d ago
@haekelschwein this was news to me. Would I have been better of not reading it?