I've really been thinking about this lately. We refuse to take breaks from the news/social media and it's hurting a lot us (not referring to anyone in this sub, I'm just speaking in general). Especially with so much going on with the war situation.

Terrible things have always happened in the world, but I think what's different now is our exposure to it. Like seriously, if you get sucked in, it's like there's no escape from it at all because it's *everywhere* on the Internet. Social media and news apps allow us to be omnipresent about tragic world events. And we get to watch the absolute horrors of war unfold live in HD. Having so much information accessible with a fingertip, barely even gives us time to process or cope.

When the invasion started at the end of February, so much tragedy and frightening imagery was being thrown at us all at once from every corner of the Internet. People barely had time to take a breather and get a better understanding of what was happening, and our brains weren't quite equipped to deal with so much despair. Especially because we've all been so tired from all the pandemic stress.

And then you have this daily drip feed of war information that's like a wrestling match for the world to see.

24/7 minute by minute updates are for things like wrestling matches and live sporting events. They are absolutely not for things like wars.