Why You’re Not Ignorant If You Don’t Pay Attention To The News

Breaking news, people died, people got hurt, people are angry. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss when it comes to following news.

Did you hear about the shooting in that town?

What about that woman who was murdered on her way home from work?

Or that country that keeps massacring its own people?

No — most likely, I wouldn’t have heard it because I don’t pay attention to those stories.

It’s not like I’m a recluse or an ostrich hiding its head in the sand

FYI: they’re not doing that because they’re scared. They’re actually busy, tending to their eggs.

Interestingly, maybe I am an ostrich then?

It doesn’t make me ignorant either because if you look at the definition of someone who is ignorant:

Individuals who deliberately ignore or disregard IMPORTANT information or facts, or individuals who are unaware of IMPORTANT information or facts.

– Wikipedia, my friend

Do you notice the words IMPORTANT?