Man Tired Of All Negative News From 2017 Posts The Most Positive Things That Happened This Year
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Bad news sells. We all know that there is a negativity bias in the media, with things like polarizing politics, terrorism, crime and war being the headlines, while positive, feel-good stories usually get a patronizingly off-the-cuff mention at the end.
Is this an agenda of the media? Or merely a reflection of our preferences for bad news? Perhaps it’s an evolutionary hangover, in which we react the strongest to things that we perceive to threaten our survival. Either way, there are plenty of good news stories out there to restore your faith in the human race, you just have to look a little harder for them.
Helpfully, Twitter user Jacob Atkins decided to compile a short list of some of the great things we accomplished this year, positive and genuinely interesting achievements that you would struggle to locate in a news update dominated by war, terror, Trump, Brexit, North Korea and all the other critically important yet divisive and controversial issues that we love to spend our days arguing about.
While I am by no means suggesting that we ignore these things, perhaps a little balance in our news reporting would not go amiss. So take some time in your day to seek out the good news in our lives, our species and our planet, as Jacob has done. Because despite the doom and gloom we are continually bombarded with, there is so much to be grateful for and to celebrate. Scroll down below to check out Jacob’s list, and feel free to add your own in the comments!
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If I could up-vote this 100 times, I would! THANK YOU ,Jacob, for giving the news a positive spin ,for a change!
I just really really hope that all these thing are in fact "news" and really the truth. What he is doing is awesome,, but don't see any links or credit given for what he's saying. As much as I wish I could with this guy, I can't believe these news stories just on his word alone : ( Time to google them I guess.
http://www.newsweek.com/great-barrier-reef-recovery-reefs-discovered-725517
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/science/snow-leopard-endangered.html?referer=https://www.google.com/
05/10/technology/amazon-homeless-shelter-seattle.html?referer=https://www.google.com
They ARE real news!!! F. ex. I´m in the Big Cat Rescue group on FB, and the snow leopard´s definitely been removed from the endangered species list...
@ Kandi Kane....People actually do all kinds of elaborate shit just to go viral.....But yes this guy seems legit. Even still, as lovely as this is, I never just automatically believe what I see online, unless it's known to be reliable source.
so did you prove Jacob wrong? I honestly can not see someone wasting their time to post rubbish about these stories just to waste time!!! Seriously does anyone have that kind of time on their hands???
Do you ask the same question of the usual "bad" news?
Yes
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Worst news of 2017: I got on BoredPanda
Booo!
World is full of beautiful things, and I am so grateful for people like this who remind us on it.
The Iowa one is wonderful! The university built the kids hospital wing so it would overlook the football field. I've been there and it's very cool.
It's really cool to see! I went to a game there once and everyone stands up and waves. The kids look so happy and wave back! It's a really moving experience&
If I could up-vote this 100 times, I would! THANK YOU ,Jacob, for giving the news a positive spin ,for a change!
I just really really hope that all these thing are in fact "news" and really the truth. What he is doing is awesome,, but don't see any links or credit given for what he's saying. As much as I wish I could with this guy, I can't believe these news stories just on his word alone : ( Time to google them I guess.
http://www.newsweek.com/great-barrier-reef-recovery-reefs-discovered-725517
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/science/snow-leopard-endangered.html?referer=https://www.google.com/
05/10/technology/amazon-homeless-shelter-seattle.html?referer=https://www.google.com
They ARE real news!!! F. ex. I´m in the Big Cat Rescue group on FB, and the snow leopard´s definitely been removed from the endangered species list...
@ Kandi Kane....People actually do all kinds of elaborate shit just to go viral.....But yes this guy seems legit. Even still, as lovely as this is, I never just automatically believe what I see online, unless it's known to be reliable source.
so did you prove Jacob wrong? I honestly can not see someone wasting their time to post rubbish about these stories just to waste time!!! Seriously does anyone have that kind of time on their hands???
Do you ask the same question of the usual "bad" news?
Yes
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Worst news of 2017: I got on BoredPanda
Booo!
World is full of beautiful things, and I am so grateful for people like this who remind us on it.
The Iowa one is wonderful! The university built the kids hospital wing so it would overlook the football field. I've been there and it's very cool.
It's really cool to see! I went to a game there once and everyone stands up and waves. The kids look so happy and wave back! It's a really moving experience&