Comments on: Media induced mind clutter and a simple matrix http://www.smick.net/notebook/media-induced-mind-clutter-and-a-simple-matrix/ Mike Smick - Web Designer and Graphics Guy in St. Louis, Missouri Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Susan http://www.smick.net/notebook/media-induced-mind-clutter-and-a-simple-matrix/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Susan Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:26:20 +0000 http://www.smick.net/notebook/2007/07/12/media-induced-mind-clutter-and-a-simple-matrix/#comment-106 I like this, the more I think about it. Ninety percent of what we see on the news fits into the "doesn't affect me/I can't do anything about it" section of your matrix. Did you ever notice how many news stories follow each other? One suburban white girl gets abducted, then you hear a million stories about others. I don't think it's an indication that it's happening more, I think it's the news following trends. None of which is going to affect how much I watch or read the news (a LOT), because I'm obsessed with the weather and sports. Go figure. I like this, the more I think about it. Ninety percent of what we see on the news fits into the “doesn’t affect me/I can’t do anything about it” section of your matrix. Did you ever notice how many news stories follow each other? One suburban white girl gets abducted, then you hear a million stories about others. I don’t think it’s an indication that it’s happening more, I think it’s the news following trends.

None of which is going to affect how much I watch or read the news (a LOT), because I’m obsessed with the weather and sports. Go figure.

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