re: Is the world getting worse or is there just more coverage on horrible events?

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The world is getting much much better. 50 years ago you barely would find out what was happening in another state, much less around the world. Its just the travel of information.

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This is just false. Info has always traveled, just at a slower pace, and in a more filtered fashion. This modern news infotainment fantasy has created a cycle of false news reporting and rumor propagating.

There is too much information. It's making people naturally question everything as nobody knows what to believe. Then, they read little, with the vast majority of their information coming from the TV.

Prime example is the Malaysian air flight. Sandy Hook. People demand accuracy and response within hours, sometimes minutes, and the more prolifically horrible it sounds, the more fear it induces, the more people tune in.