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The Ukraine example might be true for a non-european country, but as a European in these times I want to be informed. I want to help refugees and the victims of war (either by donating or giving shelter for some days). If I wouldn't know things from the news, I wouldn't know about these things.

Knowing in what direction world events might change is good to be at least mentally prepared when things turn worse.

It doesn't have to be checking the news 24/7 but checking it once a day for the important parts I think it's important. I would rather say people need to learn how to distance themselves from the news a bit to keep a healthy mental state with all the things happening right now.

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I followed that war since it started in 2014 and not by reading the news or, god forbid, the economist.

https://rumble.com/vwzzth-donbass-english-subtitles-2016.-do...

As a fellow European, IMO it’s very important to follow especially what non-Ukraine politicians are doing. That will help a lot in elections in coming decades. Let’s keep them accountable for once.

What do you think the advantages of continuous following are, vs. reading up on their history the day before the next election?

It seems to me that by waiting, you'll have more information on how their policies worked out. JIT judging, if you will.

I doubt there will be a non-biased compilation that doesn't bend narrative here or there.

But it will be interesting to compare my own experience to what people will try to make out of this later on.

Regarding COVID at least in my country it was pure madness. A lot of double standards, different media channels skipping different bits to bend the narrative, people who did little trying to claim credit, discrediting people based on information we have today even if they acted okay-ish given what we knew at the time....

It's very interesting to watch history that I witnessed being written. It will be even more to see how people reflect on this 20 or 50 years later. A lot of food for thoughts if history we know reflects what actually happened in other cases.

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