There are news crews littered along the road I use to get to and from, well just about anywhere. There's a mudslide not too far from our house. We only heard about it because Carolyn's parents phoned to see if we were alright. It's funny how information passes. We don't watch TV. I listen to the news radio and read the local paper. But as far as the mass influx of information goes, the majority of it is interesting but mostly irrelevant and in some ways not worth my time. Like the mudslide. Interesting. It does cause me a bit of a delay because a lane is closed due to a water main break and everyone slows down to look at the news trucks. But even though there's a national news event happening just down the street, the most impact it has on me is people talking to me about it, telling me things about it that I wouldn't have know otherwise.
Information is the great commodity of our time. The news channels tout having helicopters so you can know what's going on immediately. Why do I need to know what's going on at all? Granted, there are some things that I probably should pay attention to, but over all, I think our news and information culture is overrated.
What I do like is reading people's blogs. I like it because it's personal information about people that I know and care about. Even when it's people I don't know I like it because it's personal. Almost like someone talking to me.
I suppose this post has degenerated into somewhat of a rant/ponitification thing. BREAK LOSE FROM THE INFO GLUT! might have been a better title. Oh well, maybe I should stop myself now...
3 comments:
most of my tv time is watching CNN, mostly tsunami related, cant get enough, maybe i will start a blog just to give myself something else to get into.
shan
Well, I must admit that when I heard on the news about your street being half shut down, and about a young couple and their baby out on a street, I was concerned! And I did have intentions of asking you if you were affected at all, but then I forgot (dufus)! Glad you're safe. But I must say that I do enjoy being somewhat up to date on the local and global news (tv or radio; newspapers cost too much in the long run)
One could argue that staying in touch with the news would give you lots of things to pray about. One could also argue it's a way of being less self-centred. Or not.
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