I agree with this assessment entirely. Unfortunately, I need to be entertained at least a little bit to maintain my interest. I do also care to be able to share things of interest, though most of the time only if I feel the subject matter would interest others too. Sharing things that are not necessarily "entertaining" also has its place, but less frequently, and only when it is of true importance or relevance.

I avoid climate change news sometimes because I truly fear it. I was sent (against my will) an article recently that said we have eight years left of carbon emissions at the current level before we're in serious trouble; and that the way to fix that would be to return to COVID quarantine-level emissions, which I just know people will not voluntarily do. Since reading that, I've found myself avoiding related topics.

I wouldn't say news like this negatively affects my mood, but it is unpleasant sometimes to be inundated with such heavy and/or controversial topics, so I do find myself either avoiding news or reducing intake greatly. Though I keep up with current events mostly on Facebook, I ignore or remove (from my newsfeed) content related to subjects I'd like to avoid.

I'm 30, and I do prefer to read my news. Video is fine, but less able to hold my attention. When I need to refer back to a source, written information makes the most sense for me to come back to, rather than sifting through video to highlight particular moments. I watch and share videos as information sources for informational purposes only when a random topic that usually has nothing to do with recent news comes up in conversation, and a video would be helpful in providing further information.

Though I am not a TikTok user and also don't get news from YouTube, I would say that a big part of the appeal of online information sources in general is the fact that it's able to be personalized to your interests and what is relevant to you. You're able to curate a lot more of what you consume and what you avoid rather than just accepting what news sources decided was relevant to present to everyone.

This firmly places me outside of the young demographic, as a millennial who uses Facebook primarily and almost exclusively. I have found myself over the past couple years, wondering if Facebook seemed antiquated to the teens and early 20s people and it seems that might be the case. I use YouTube mostly for entertainment. Catching up on current events is not something I find myself doing often there, but will on occasion. I don't use Instagram or TikTok - ironically because I consider it a children's app, despite seeing all that it has developed into for a much wider range of ages. A lot of the news stories and notable information I take in does come from Facebook.