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Daily Discussion Thread: 🌞 Sun 14 Apr 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by bull@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Okay, need to news detox. I usually stay away, but I have just gone down the rabbit hole. A bit too much to bear. That said, extra squeeze your loved ones.

Now, might be time to get a delicious brunch.

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Unfortunately I was waiting for my regular shows to be in but they overrided the broadcast to do it so I had no choice but to have all the news on :(

Just waiting for all my footy stuff to start today to balance it all out.

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Yup. I’ve put on ‘what we doing the shadows’ for background distraction while cleaning today; the news is too much.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

I don't really keep up with the major affairs happening if they don't directly affect me. I eventually do do a deep dive on them, but i don't until things calm down and I can actually look into things without being yelled at about them. I didn't look into Russia/Ukraine for 7 months after the war began, and I've got zero clue what's happening in Israel/Palestine.

It's a little bit ignorant, and pisses most people on both sides off, but it's what I have to do to keep from spiralling and obsessing over the news. If it hasn't happened in Australia and doesn't directly affect me or people I care about, I'm not going to bother with it until I can look into it without people twisting it to seem like the world's ending