Social media and stress
How the culture of perpetual outrage causes some to be in a constant state of fear and anger, leading to significant health problems. It is not a healthy way to live.
Media: Illustration of media “slant”
Same story but completely different perspectives.
Media: “to protect from a tsunami… get under a table”?
Oh dear … reporter says in the event of a tsunami, you should get under a table or sturdy piece of furniture. How embarrassing.
Media, Economy: New grad can’t find work
International student who studied at expensive Stanford, plus a study abroad, to earn a BA and MA in English – is having trouble finding work in the U.S.
Media: Everything is awful, scary, terrifying
How the media shapes your emotions – everything is awful, scary, terrifying, getting worse blah blah blah. This screen snapshot is from Drudge Report taken on July 15, 2025.
Media: “It’s impossible to say” but we will say it anyway
It’s impossible to make this claim, says ABC News, but we will make it anyway…
Media: “Camp Mystic girls had a safe haven by the river for 100 years. Then, the flood came.”
Except the camp has flooded numerous times. Was that really a “safe haven”?
Media: The headline is incorrect
The headline of a news story is a hallucination of an AI news generator – the claim is not true.
Social: Doctor fired after online posts
A surprisingly large number of supposedly smart people post things on social media – and end up being fired.
Parts of this blog were made “private”; about 800 posts remain online
As this blog is not read much, in 2025 I removed about 2,000 posts, leaving about 800.