“Just like with social media, I think when you look at the news and there’s something intriguing or exciting or even threatening, it gives you that little rush. We are not a society anymore that’s used too long periods of quiet time without input. We’re inundated all the time, and so you have to keep increasing the load to keep it exciting.”
“We’ve never changed the society and the culture so quickly, we’re out in front of evolution right now. To me, the miracle is that the brains that have been our operating system for thousands of years can drive at 70 miles an hour, talk on the phone, and look at the GPS at the same time. Probably some of the depression and anxiety that people report feeling are part of this experiment, where we’re asking ourselves to do something that we really don’t know how to do.”
“The kind of suggestions I give people for managing the news are not different than the solutions I would give them if they’re in a job they don’t like or relationship they don’t like.”