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You Cannot Turn it Off: News Addiction

Posted by michael on from the modern-crack dept.

BizangoBob writes: "In this time of madness, I find myself staying up later than usual, watching more tv than ever before, tracking more channels, with more open browser windows than even I did before. As though KNOWING more will somehow help. There's a great piece about news addiction in the Washington Post. It made me feel I'm not the only one."

6 of 487 comments (clear)

  1. Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  2. I'm afraid we're just getting what we deserve. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve. Throwing God out successfully with the help of the federal court system, throwing God out of the public square, out of the schools. The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad. I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way -- all of them who have tried to secularize America -- I point the finger in their face and say, "You helped this happen."


    You helped this happen.


  3. Re:I keep my office working by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Really, while you're browsing the web and watching TV, they're all busy fucking the hot receptionist, making her airtight if you get my drift. You loser.

  4. BEWARE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    BeWARE OF ThE NiGGERS AnD THE JEWS!

  5. Re:U.S. government average killing: 100,000/year. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shut up kike.
    You and your zionist occupational government can fuck right off.

  6. I'm Addicted by asphyxiaa · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hi, my name is Bob, and I'm addicted to the news.

    Since Tuesday, I've been sitting in my room watching the TV coverage 24/7.

    Constantly flipping through the news channels to see who has the better coverage, or just to get away from one channel showing something lame like a church gathering.

    As new discoveries are being made and evidence being found, it is almost like watching a movie.

    The worst part is that since Tuesday, I haven't left my room, I haven't eaten, showered, pissed, shit, etc.

    At one point I soiled my pants and now my butt is starting to really itch. But I can't leave, I'm addicted. I have to piss really really bad!

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