Ignorance is bliss

I consider myself to be a relatively knowledgeable and aware individual. But lately it has been leading to a lot of negativeness in my life.

This evening, 10 minutes of Twitter time combined with a couple of clicks around the New York Times website, catapulted me into a very dark place.

There was news about yet another earthquake, this time in Sumatra, Indonesia with a magnitude of 7.8. (Remember the time when an earthquake of around 6.5 was considered serious and talked about all year?). This news came roughly 48 hours after the earthquake that hit California. (Let’s not forget this is the same year when Peru and Haiti have been hit by massive earthquakes as well.)

There was news about 74 CRPF soldiers in India who were massacred by 1000 Maoist rebels. If this isn’t Civil unrest, I don’t know what is?!

While I was at it, I also saw a news item about web espionage as a University in Canada unearthed Highly Sensitive and Confidential information about Indian military forces, weapons and other relevant tactical data was hacked and stolen by a source based in China. They also hacked into the UN website and the Dalai Lama’s office.

There was a brutal attack on the US embassy in the Pakistani city of Kabul.

Deaths in a West Virginia mine.

Fears of xenophobia in Russia, as Moscow recovers from the brutal terrorist bombings.

At least 95 killed as floods paralyze Rio de Janeiro.

Bombers kill two policemen in Russia.

This is just 10 minutes of spending time on Twitter (and through Twitter – NYTimes.com)

Ignorance is bliss.