News Bubble

Terrible things happen in the world every day and it is fairly easy to be ignorant of them. I watched the news tonight, and I found myself getting depressed by most of the things I saw on it. I wouldn't be the first one to say the news is supposed to scare you.

This makes me think about things blogs and feed readers. You no longer let other people pick what kind of news you see, you now pick what you want to learn about. We are living in a time where if you want, you have the option to only read news about celebrities, or technology, or sports. Is this use of technology and agregation promoting ignorance?

As I think about this now, I am reminded why people say, "Ignorance is bliss."