The news is truly a poision

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#6

Want to know what else he said? “You’re detaching yourself from this world. That’s not good.”

Has he ever come to think from my perspective even once? I doubt it come to think of it. The worst part is that he actually believes that I’m going completely in the wrong direction to the point where I won’t have any relation with my other family anymore.

All for what? Some stupid negative news I don’t follow. Give me a break man. I cannot remember the last time I have truly been pissed off like this before. Like I’m ready to burn stuff up that’s how bad it is.

You know it’s funny how you talk about how he needs to examine himself. He tells me that I need to examine MYSELF and not worry about others. Imagine that…

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#7

I learned this mantra from someone else. “I am myself. They are themselves.” To relieve this kind of anger. “I am me. They are them.” You can play with the grammar so it feels right.

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#8

I feel like using cone of power to make him STOP and actually HATE the news once and for all.

#9

I don’t follow the news :woman_shrugging: Haven’t for years… I’m very “detached” as well but for that I live a very peaceful life. We’ve been barraged with Covid for 2 years then all of a sudden Ukraine/Russia… now back to climate talk. Let’s be honest, before Covid the news was almost irrelevant…
If I follow the news too much it hooks me in emotionally.
I’d say dad doesn’t understand your reasoning. Also, being absolute about something isn’t entirely correct either (all news is bad or all news is fake for eg- a bad meal doesn’t equal a bad cook). My folks also watch the news religiously. It was their main source of information for a long time.

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#10

Good way to release this and accept this lol.

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#11

Most people who watch news get stuck in a loop of “negative dopamine”.
They literally get off on consuming negative stuff that makes them angry and rantful about something.
News is a form of anger porn.
It has nothing to do with “staying informed”.
People who have the need to watch news on a daily basis are literally ADDICTS, who will PROTECT their drug and dopamine source (!) and therefore their opinions and views on life are distorted by the brainwashing from these news.
It is also a form of numbing oneself with useless information that does not apply to one’s life in order to stay distracted from one’s own actual life goals – a heavy form of self-sabotage.
People who watch news, almost never can be role models in my opinion.
No true role model wastes their time with this sh*t.
A 50 year old in a suit watching CNN is no better role model than a 15 year old watching shaking asses on TikTok.

@Rogue
And yes you are right, the news is highly toxic:

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The Litany Against Loneliness
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#13

I agree with you 100%
News is full of negativity.
And also youtube

I only check about some facts and thats it

#15

The side of youtube I go to is like for music, sapien channel, and famous overwatch players. Sometimes the occasional how to fix stuff. That’s it.

#16

Want to know something funny? He actually believes I’m mentally sick for giving those 2 reasons of not watching the news or reading about it. Imagine that man.

So who is the mentally sick one now? Talks about religion so much, implying to want to ascend and yet he follows news? Yeah ok…clearly IM THE SICK ONE here

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#18

I’m actually laughing at this part because he talks about peace of mind from time to time. Its like you know him lol.

Talks about peace of mind and yet he watches news. I’m at a loss for words. Here he is HOPELESS for me lol.

Here’s what’s worse. He actually believes I can’t think for myself and just believe what everyone says. All because I said that the news lies often.

Loooool

#19

If your dad is anything like my parents, I am sure he is triple boosted as well. Be kind with your dad, but don’t argue with him as much as you can, it’ll just piss you off. Just ignore everything he says, because his opinion is worthless. Honestly, he probably only has a 2-3 years left to live anyways, so let him indulge in boomer fantasy and projection like they all do. You have to make your peace with it because you will never be able to help him. You have no idea how much time and effort I have spent trying to reason with my own parents, but they are so stuck in their ways and in their own hubris that they will never try to expand their worldview to see more viewpoints than their own. I am here literally trying to save their life and they can’t be bothered to even try to listen. We’ve had such a number done on our families, it really is sick how they trust the boomer tube over their own flesh and blood trying to reason with them. I love my parents, I try to respect and honor them, but I know they will probably suffer for their choices and there is pretty much nothing I can do to help them, because they won’t take the help. I would like to rant all day about it, too, but we have to move on. It just sucks that their stupidity holds literally everyone else back. A generation of no wisdom.

#20

That’s some utter atrocious thing I have read in the whole day.

Some things in life need to be dealt with patience and empathy.

If something doesn’t work, I try to change my approach. Some work, some don’t.

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#21

@Niezdeyhyuke you’re wrong it’s worse. It’s 4. Not 3. Also here is the worst part. He acts like his knowledge is what makes him “more spiritual or above others”. He may not directly say it but his attitude reflects it.

If he truly was high level, he would never call me mentally sick for stuff like this. Like honestly. The other times he made me sad. But this time he made me purely angry. Like straight up. His ego is that of mount everest and he says mine is? (Maybe not in those words but implying it)

Like legit he truly made me feel like the worst son in the world to where I just wish I wasn’t even born to begin with.

#22

It’s the harsh truth. Patience and empathy only go so far, sometimes you have to throw your hands up and say, “I’m sorry, you can’t be helped. Enjoy the time you have left.” Try spending years of your life and getting nowhere because the horse refuses to drink water no matter what. They will only learn through suffering, unfortunately. Maybe then the tune will change. Until then, they have nothing worthwhile to add. If you’ve never dealt with this, then you have no idea.

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#23

I’ve all the ideas what you are talking about. But the frustration and despair is not helping anyone. So I’d suggest to change that only.

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#24

One day he will be suffering and his tune will change. It happens to all of us, but the bullying is where it gets to be too much. I’m feeling the anger now, too, because they’re only helping make things worse and literally will not step outside their comfort zone to change. I just have to control what I can control and move on.

#25

I’m not despairing at all. Those of us who are living in truth or making the effort to do so will make it through to a better future. The future is open to those who are willing to put the work to live in the new world. It’s all an individual choice if you want to be apart of it or not.

Don’t be frustrated, get angry and put the anger to use!

#26

It’s a solo Journey For Most of us

And learning to stay silent is tough, it’s better to mostly be alone, for me as I have seen

#27

I straight up just agreed with him just to keep the peace in the house. But deep down I truly don’t agree with him and never will. It’s just so much negativity.

He claims that if conversation happens with people, it all eventually leads to the news lol.