Maddie Levine-Wolf

going back to the statistic that you mentioned earlier, I do get like 90% of my information from my phone, whether it's like Facebook news or Apple news, um, my friends and my family members are also oftentimes like sharing articles with each other. But I think the conversation around like how much to engage, like engaging with it is really interesting.

going back to the statistic that you mentioned earlier, I do get like 90% of my information from my phone, whether it's like Facebook news or Apple news, um, my friends and my family members are also oftentimes like sharing articles with each other. But I think the conversation around like how much to engage, like engaging with it is really interesting.

I remember I used to listen to a New York Times podcast every morning for like a year. And it was basically just 30 minutes every day of just like the highlights of what, you know, went on the day before or what's just like going on in the world. And I remember after a couple months, I was like, I have to stop listening to this. Like, it's actually getting to the point where it's like,

I remember I used to listen to a New York Times podcast every morning for like a year. And it was basically just 30 minutes every day of just like the highlights of what, you know, went on the day before or what's just like going on in the world. And I remember after a couple months, I was like, I have to stop listening to this. Like, it's actually getting to the point where it's like,

so much of our news is just like depressing. And it was just like starting off my day and kind of just like a dark way. And so I was like, I need to stop engaging with this. And it's hard because I want to be informed and I want to be engaged. But when a lot of the news is just like heavy and dark and difficult, it makes you want to do the opposite. So, you know, it takes time.

so much of our news is just like depressing. And it was just like starting off my day and kind of just like a dark way. And so I was like, I need to stop engaging with this. And it's hard because I want to be informed and I want to be engaged. But when a lot of the news is just like heavy and dark and difficult, it makes you want to do the opposite. So, you know, it takes time.

a lot of effort and an active effort to engage with, I feel like any source of news, whether that's like watching the news on like cable TV, whether that's like reading, scrolling through articles on your phone, like so much of the news is just heavy and it's makes it really difficult to want to stay informed. Um,

a lot of effort and an active effort to engage with, I feel like any source of news, whether that's like watching the news on like cable TV, whether that's like reading, scrolling through articles on your phone, like so much of the news is just heavy and it's makes it really difficult to want to stay informed. Um,

Even if I'm seeking out sources of information that are within my comfort zone, it's still difficult. And then you add on the extra effort that it sometimes takes to, like you were saying earlier, Clarence, to potentially engage with a source of news that pushes you outside of your comfort zone. So it just takes a lot of effort.

Even if I'm seeking out sources of information that are within my comfort zone, it's still difficult. And then you add on the extra effort that it sometimes takes to, like you were saying earlier, Clarence, to potentially engage with a source of news that pushes you outside of your comfort zone. So it just takes a lot of effort.

So I, you know, in a sense, I don't blame people for being like, you know what, then therefore I'm just not going to engage with news or information at all. But that's also problematic. So it's, you know, it's, it's, it's difficult. And I feel like that's constantly on my mind of like, there's a balance between engaging an appropriate amount where it doesn't stress me out.

So I, you know, in a sense, I don't blame people for being like, you know what, then therefore I'm just not going to engage with news or information at all. But that's also problematic. So it's, you know, it's, it's, it's difficult. And I feel like that's constantly on my mind of like, there's a balance between engaging an appropriate amount where it doesn't stress me out.

And then the threshold is, of like pushing past that, of being like, now I'm stressed out and anxious and sad and demoralized and all those things. So it's a daily struggle for sure, which is taxing.

And then the threshold is, of like pushing past that, of being like, now I'm stressed out and anxious and sad and demoralized and all those things. So it's a daily struggle for sure, which is taxing.

and that's yeah and that's also not even like That's on the front end, right? And so then you have to deal with on the back end of like processing all of that on your own, right? And that is also takes a lot of time and effort. And so, you know, again, like I don't blame people who are like, I don't have time for all that, right?

and that's yeah and that's also not even like That's on the front end, right? And so then you have to deal with on the back end of like processing all of that on your own, right? And that is also takes a lot of time and effort. And so, you know, again, like I don't blame people who are like, I don't have time for all that, right?

Like I have to work and like put food on the table and pay my bills. Like I don't have time to engage with this like crazy culture of information. So again, which I don't think is right because like, You know, we live in a democracy. Well, some people would say we don't, but we do. And, you know, it's important that people are informed in order to vote in certain ways.

Like I have to work and like put food on the table and pay my bills. Like I don't have time to engage with this like crazy culture of information. So again, which I don't think is right because like, You know, we live in a democracy. Well, some people would say we don't, but we do. And, you know, it's important that people are informed in order to vote in certain ways.

So I don't think it's the right path to say, like, well, this is too stressful. I'm not going to engage. But I I get that in a lot of ways. It is it is hard. So.

So I don't think it's the right path to say, like, well, this is too stressful. I'm not going to engage. But I I get that in a lot of ways. It is it is hard. So.