I Hate the News (2006)
At the risk of sounding callous and uncaring, I will be blunt - I am wary of mental health advice that comes from a person who killed himself at age 26.<p>I admire Aaron for his technical ability, his unique perspective, his writing, his courage and passion.  I sympathize with persecution he dealt with towards the end of his life, and I think that the prosecution against him was unjust.  I find myself agreeing with most of his writing that I&#x27;ve encountered.<p>On the topic of following the news, I am tempted to agree with him as well.  However, I wonder if keeping up with the news reinforces the idea that the world can be a scary place, and that if we stray too far outside of the bounds of normal human behavior, we might face hardship.  One could argue that that idea is detrimental to human society as a whole, but I think it is generally has a net positive effect on a particular person&#x27;s mental wellbeing.