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In reply to the discussion: I Am Done... so Done [View all]alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)You find that people on Facebook are "putting themselves in the center" of a tragedy? The whole point of Facebook is to communicate your own response to things, to manifest and express. For better or worse, but honestly, to critique Facebook for being too self-focused? It's a complete misunderstanding of the forum.
Ditto local news: it has only ever related to world historical events by tying them to local contexts. That's the only thing that differentiates local news from national or international news when it comes to such events: here's how we're experiencing this world historical event in Peoria. Of course, you might argue that then they shouldn't cover the world historical event at all. Fair enough, but that's always how local news has operated.
There is certainly misunderstanding here, but it's mostly on your end. The more interesting question, I suppose, is what motivates your misunderstanding.