This is one of the best articles I have read all year.
Well, you see, it’s that time again, when the news headlines are about to make you break out in a cold sweat. They are not just news stories, but ‘news’ stories. They are stories that will probably make you feel angry, sad, and lonely, but most importantly, they will make you feel like you’ve been given something to do.
It is said that the news is the greatest force in society, which is true. But is that the only reason we consume the news? To help us make better decisions, to help us learn? Of course not. Much like a good chess game, the news is a game. An interactive game. In other words, it provides entertainment for you, but it also gives you the opportunity to learn.
Here at reighley we have learned a lot of important lessons from the news. Some of them I feel would be hard to summarize here, but in short, we can learn a lot about ourselves from the news.
One of the main ways we can learn is by seeing how our own actions affect our society. For example, it’s easy to see how some people’s choices hurt other people. We think we’re doing something nice, but the news shows that we’re really hurting others. It’s a little like watching a movie and being surprised by how bad people are at acting.
People can be so darn selfish, but we can learn a lot about ourselves by seeing what the rest of our society is doing. We all know someone who is having a bad day, but maybe they are also the worst in society. We can learn a lot by watching what our friends and family are doing. We don’t always have to like them, but we can learn from them.
The news shows a couple people who are making a lot of bad decisions (I cant say that I blame them personally, but that is what we are seeing) and not only that, they were bad at acting in the first place. It also shows that people are making good decisions when they choose to be the people they really are. We can all choose to be better people.
In this episode, reighley, the CEO of nc-nyc, was caught on camera doing a bad thing. He apparently had an affair when he was still married to his wife. He wasnt trying to make a statement because he wasnt trying to make any money, but he didnt even try to hide his actions. He chose to be a douche.
I had a friend ask me to do a movie one day, and of course i had to make it about the nc crisis. We werent really that involved in the nc crisis, just a bystander. But when the news came out, I was not a bystander. I was a bystander because i was a part of the crisis. And in the end, I was a bystander because i didnt take anything seriously.
Some people are willing to stand up and take sides on social issues, yet some people make a career out of being part of a social movement. If you’re not sure if your career is based on the success of your cause, ask yourself if you really want to be part of the cause.