dark vibes
This word means: inner bad persona
dark vibes
This word means: inner bad persona
pessimism
This world means: a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.
enthralling
This word means: capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating.
predisposed
This word means: make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.
human brain is attracted to troubling information because it’s programmed to detect threats, not to overlook them
I don't anybody else but for me personally, I stay away from the news. I don't ever see the news on TV. I just get this odd feelings that tells me to stay away. Its like there is always a bias or is somehow controlled in the back. It's also centered on the US. It doesn't share news about what's happening in other places.
change in mood exacerbates the viewer’s own personal worries, even when those worries are not directly relevant to the news stories being broadcast,
I have a somewhat strong reaction towards this because it shows that it not only causes negative mood swings but also increases the worries of our own personal problems.
Some of Davey’s research has shown that negative TV news is a significant mood-changer, and the moods it tends to produce are sadness and anxiety.
Question: What exactly is a negative TV news, and if it were positive news, would it make us more positive? if so, in what ways?
These changes have often been detrimental to general mental health.”
This was a challenging passage because I didn't understand what detrimental meant. I think the author is saying that all overall the changes can cause harm to us.
aggregate
This word means: a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.
antiquity
Antiquity
guess: something that is against something else
check: the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.
futurity
Futurity
Guess: The future or in the future
check: the future time or event