Originally Posted By ecdc No, this isn't a plea to boycott HuffPo because of some perceived outrage, it's a plea to save your sanity. I still visit occasionally, but I rarely click anymore. And suddenly, the sky stopped falling and the apocalypse didn't happen. HuffPo, my once beloved source of left-wing news, is all that's wrong with our 24-hour instant news cycle. I would pull my hair out, get drunk, explore immigrating to Brazil, all over headlines and stories that meant, ultimately, nothing. "SHOCK: [Insert Republican Name Here] Said [Insert Appallingly Offensive Thing Here]." It turns out the Huffington Post is outraged that politicians play politics and pander to the lowest common denominator. I really don't know if I've ever read a story that didn't make me wish I had a cyanide pill handy. And their whacko pseudoscientific quack health section? Downright dangerous, friends. My title's in jest, of course. Maybe you're stronger than me. It's still in my bookmarks and I still visit and read the occasional story. But I find myself rolling my eyes more often than not.
Originally Posted By mawnck Funny about that. I JUST deleted Ticker Guy from my bookmarks a couple days ago. More or less the same reason. And bizarrely, it was his tirade against General Petraeus that did it. He REALLY jumped the shark with that one. Even though he's a very smart guy and I agree with much of what he writes, it just. Isn't. Worth. His. Drama. I've always been pretty selective with HuffPo anyway (and I've already ranted about how bananas their health coverage drives me), but I concur with your advice. I might even do a better job of practicing it, now that you mention it. Besides, Frum Forum has gotten much better than HuffPo at keeping up with the latest stupid things that Winky has said. <a href="http://www.frumforum.com/palin-praises-ryan-budget" target="_blank">http://www.frumforum.com/palin...n-budget</a> (Read the comments. They're priceless.)
Originally Posted By Mr X Perhaps we should start paying more attention to our friends here, as compared to random internet bloggers. Just sayin... Everyone always pays attention to *those* "famous" people, but we've got a community of folks here who, collectively, know just as much as they do if not more. Just a thought.
Originally Posted By Mr X Wow, pretty big earthquake here just after I typed, it was big enough that I woke up the wife and kid to warn them! Irrelevant to the topic, sure...just, er, whatever.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Irrelevant to the topic, sure<< OR IS IT?????? ;-) Hang in there, X. You're still very much in our thoughts and prayers.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I totally agree, ecdc. You have to step away from the constant outrage machine in order to get some perspective. I've really been on a bit of a news blackout for the past month, really filtering the amount of input, and steering clear of the stories designed only to provoke outrage.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I've never made Huffington Post a place to read. I've been to the site if referred there, but that's it. I'm surprised it has taken ecdc this long to figure this out. Arianna Huffington has always been a curiosity to me. Here in California, Michael Huffington was a former Bush/Reagan GOP politico who ended up being a one term Congressman here in the early 90's. He then spent a then unheard of $28M trying to buy the U.S. Senate seat eventually won by Diane Feinstein in 1994. He was creamed by her. After that, his life went a different direction. He had married Arianna in 1986 but divorced her in 1997. He came out as gay in 1998. Michael was born into money, and Arianna got a LOT of it. Out of the rubble of their divorce and Arianna's penchant for wanting to be heard anyway, Huffington Post was born. While Arianna was a writer before she married Michael, I've always felt if she had married who she did, we likely would have been largely spared her presence everywhere.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I've never made Huffington Post a place to read. I've been to the site if referred there, but that's it. > Yeah, me too. It was never a regular stop for me, though I've clicked links to it occasionally. The Nation is my "go-to" lefty source. Old, well-established, scrupulous journalistic methods, and (usually, at least) a calm and reasoned tone.
Originally Posted By mele Ha...yeah, I've cut it out for the most part, too. I can't deal with most news right now. Too depressing. I'd rather watch the same evening sports wrap up 10 times in a row while I get ready for work. At least when people lose or fail, or something bad happens, it's just sports; it doens't make me question my citizenship or wonder why human beings suck so much. (Or think about impending natural disasters.)
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I have also never read Huffington Post on a regular basis. I read articles occasionally, but only if someone sends me a link or I see one somewhere else. I agree with you on The Nation Dabob2...That is one of the news sources I really like.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I'm surprised it has taken ecdc this long to figure this out.<< In retrospect it should've been quickly obvious. But outrage is a powerful emotion and I've gone through barrels of it the last couple of years. >>Um okay.<< YMMV. I just posted this because a few different folks seem to link to HuffPo fairly regularly, suggesting at least a few of us read it. It's certainly not HuffPo's job to protect me from myself...just sharing my personal story is all.
