&gt; For better or worse, I get my news on Hacker News moreso than any other place. I don&#x27;t really even bother with the New York Times or Wall Street Journal any more. Everything in the news lately seems designed to appeal to outrage, and I don&#x27;t want to participate in that anymore.<p>I&#x27;ve done the same for news.  I can attest that I&#x27;m generally happier for it.  I can sometimes see when someone is looking to talk to me with news induced outage.  I&#x27;m learning how to give neutral answers that don&#x27;t feed any fires, unless I believe I&#x27;ll actually get a thoughtful and considerate conversation.