The News Is Broken—And It’s Breaking Your Brain
The News Is Broken—And It’s Breaking Your Brain
BREAKING NEWS!” Every alert is urgent. Every headline is a crisis. Every story is supposedly the end of the world. But what if the real problem isn’t the news… it’s the way the news is built?
Today on The Karel Show, we dive into the nonstop outrage machine that modern media has become. Fear, anger, panic, urgency—it’s all engineered to keep you watching, clicking, doom-scrolling and emotionally exhausted. Are we finally tuning out because the news itself is broken?
We’ll look at today’s biggest headlines and ask:
* Which stories truly matter?
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The skinny
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