I've been in the middle of nowhere hunting for the past few days with almost no cell service.
I had no idea the FAA grounded all flights or a container ship crashed in NOLA until I finally got a signal back on the way home last night, hours after the fact. It's interesting how little these things affect our lives when we're offline.
But the moment we go online, we are bombarded with fear-based propaganda and countless messages of doom and gloom.
I have always thought it wise to stay informed and stay alert to what is happening around us. Part of the reason we are in this position as a society is because most people have buried their heads in the sand.
The internet is a great tool to stay informed, but it is also their tool. "They" created it. As soon as we go online, we enter their playground. If we're not careful, we can end up in a hopeless loop of fear and loathing, which is just as bad as being unaware.
The moral of the story? Take internet breaks. Enjoying life. Probably in God.