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It doesn't help that news corps have found that we generally respond to the negative news much more than we do positive news.
its the fight/flight response. negative news gets people afraid.... literally gets their juices flowin. some people who have stopped watching faux news specifically mention the exhausting nature of the constant fear put forth by the 'network'.
That doesn't invalidate the negative news, though. I mean, what good news do you think they're not reporting that makes up for the actual shit going on in the world that has a real, tangible effect on people's lives?
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