American adults spend 11 hours per day staring at screens. That's more time than you spend sleeping, which seems backwards for a species that claims to value consciousness.
Of those 11 hours, about 70 minutes goes to consuming news. That's over an hour daily learning about problems you can't solve, in places you'll never visit, involving people you'll never meet. It's like a very depressing hobby.
Let's do the math, because apparently we need to:
- 70 minutes per day
- 7 days per week
- 52 weeks per year
- Equals roughly 608 hours per year watching the world end in real time
That's 25 full days. You spend an entire month of your life, annually, consuming news. The news hasn't gotten noticeably better, but you keep watching. I'm not judging. I'm just... confused.
Sources
- https://www.marketwatch.com/story/people-are-pending-most-of-their-waking-hours-staring-at-screens-2018-08-01
- https://www.people-press.org/2010/09/12/americans-spending-more-time-following-the-news/
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