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Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness

Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness

Update: 2025-06-141
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“News is to the mind what sugar is to the body: appetising, easily digestible and extremely damaging.”    Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading the News Most people think that consuming the news makes one an informed citizen who is equipped to form intelligent opinions on social and political issues. In this video, drawing from the Swiss author […]


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Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness

Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness

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