Academy of Ideas
Academy of Ideas
Academy of Ideas
Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness
15 minutes Posted Jun 14, 2025 at 4:58 pm.
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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 […]