> Very recently, I've started avoiding produce from Taylor Farms Good thing I was paying attention to the news when that mess started.

This is very obviously not the type of situation and behavior marginalia_nu and then I were commenting about.

You are making valid points, but most people will spend their day reading about other places governments or presidential scandals. For 99% of people, knowing what Trump or whatever politician is doing does not change anything in your life. Also, you have no control or power for changing something about it. If you spent 70% of your day worried about Trump while you live in Estonia (random example), not reading the news is a good choice. You sound like someone who can avoid these traps, but I can say that this is not a common behavior. Most people will bite the ragebait