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Jessica wrote

If you tend to be a pessimist, you should limit your news sources as much as you can comfortably deal with.

If the bad news overwhelms us and shuts us down then we need to lower it, but if it makes us complacent and carefree then we need to increase our news consumption so that we keep in mind the tasks that must be done to improve the world.

It's not a good strategy to blindly stay positive. It has frail foundations and could shatter at any moment. It is better to keep positive things close to support ourselves.

It's good to keep our eyes open to terrible things happening in the world, but it is a bad idea to give ourselves completely to a cause. You need to set yourself up for the long haul. Be happy. Enjoy the things you enjoy, and upon that solid foundation of your life, you can better propagate your cause.

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