Asklemmy

I'd like to have a deep understanding of a few things, a pretty good understanding of more things, a passing knowledge of a lot of things, and think it's impossible to know a whole lot about a whole lot of things.

I think it's fine to say you have not the means to evaluate the sources of "information" available to you, if it's not something immediately necessary to you. As I said to someone else, your time and attention are not unlimited resources. Better to use them on things that matter to you.

Such a weird question. It's like asking if we prefer cake or kidney punches.

I have stopped watching the news a few years ago. Occasionally i'll check it if something major happens, otherwise i'll hear the important things through others.

I must admit i am much happier since. So i rather know little :)

I’d rather know nothing. Ignorance is bliss. A lot of people here will disagree and that’s okay.

Learning more has only ever brought me anxiety. I’m not enlightened by knowing how lots of things work. It stresses me out. The big picture it paints isn’t a happy one or one that makes me feel safe or comfortable.

I was happiest when I was a toddler/ young child. I was a miserable teenager and horrific adult. I want to be dumb.

Knowledge is important. Wilful ignorance is a bad trait.

Know a lot. My main philosophy towards life is discovery and knowledge.

So you don't know enough to navigate the news therefore you'd rather know a little?

Isn't it better to know a lot so you can navigate news and everything else properly?

I already know that I know nothing, so I'd say I'm content enough with that

good propaganda makes you skeptical of all sources of information and one of the ultimate goals is you make you distrust the information from the people who are genuinely trying to help make this world a better place just as much information from known enemies.

Know a lot. With so much misinformation these days, knowledge is incredibly important.

I'd rather know a lot, because nowdays that's all I can have.

I wish I was a gas cloud with a dim awareness beyond mortal comprehension or a little bug that lives on a cactus flower. Something allowed to be ignorant and still fulfil its role in the universe. Unfortunately that wish is evil because we have to climb the chain of being forever.

I don't watch the news, because it's not like you get unbiased facts - it's the entire behavior of the news anchors and the people, and the editing, that creates a form of programming of people's minds.

It's also almost 100% negative. And you can't affect anything.

I guess people watch it because they are scared of not knowing what's going on? I don't need to know what's going on. If I lived in Thailand, I would miss all western news and it wouldn't matter at all. So why not act like I live in Thailand.

Let me know if the news ever help someone feel better about themselves, or how to get better relationships, how to love people more. Because that's what my life is about. And how to have fun. :)

It sort of depends on the topic. Some things I can do nothing about and I find them infuriating, perhaps to know nothing about. But generally speaking, I agree with the OP, not easy to find a reliable source of information despite the amount (or precisely because of the amount).

I would rather be misinformed than disinformed. Either way you have a chance to learn and grow, but at least with misinformation you can come by it honestly. Disinformation is far more grave of an issue

They say ignorance is bliss, so I'd probably be happier to know a little. Unfortunately, I already know more than a little and it's not easy to unlearn, so I guess I'm cursed with awareness now

However, if you only know a little then you're more susceptible to (dis/mis)information. That can have a tremendously negative impact on your quality of life - although I suppose you might not be aware of it

The world would be a better place if we all knew more about it. The only reason why knowledge is cursed is because with knowledge we see how unfairly a few humans treat each other

I'd like to know a lot assuming what I know is facts

The conflicting information is either someone's opinion or just straight up false, if you knew everything you'd know what was real and what was propaganda