[SunshineTheCat]

Not related to the article but man that "Fear/Greed Index" at the top.

I can't imagine how unhappy individuals must be who consume nothing but legacy news outlets.

It's like they sell sadness and they have to keep finding new, over-the-top ways to promote it.

[adamors]

> how unhappy individuals must be who consume nothing but legacy news outlets

Probably less unhappy than those doomscrolling on Reddit/X/TikTok/BlueSky etc.

[DaiPlusPlus]

> ...consume nothing but legacy news outlets.

I think you mean US rolling news channels (specifically, Fox, MSNBC/MSNOW, etc)? Because there's plenty of "legacy" news I consume that certainly don't give me that impression (for example, The Economist). I suppose it matters that it's news that I'm paying for, as opposed to being free but ad-supported, and being print vs. TV - so they have different incentives and pressures.

[railgunmerlin]

the fear/greed index is a pure market/investing index? Or would you prefer "bear/bull" index?

[lynndotpy]

That's optional, read the CNN lite version instead. Whole thing is just one 61kB page:

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/02/24/tech/hegseth-anthropic-ai-mi...

"Legacy news outlets" are the only ones doing this. NPR and CBC have this too. No JavaScript, no autoplaying videos. It's very nice.

[sublinear]

"Coming up next on Sick, Sad World!"

- Daria 1997

[some_furry]

Daria was ahead of its time.

[luddit3]

Would imagine they are a lot happier than all the doom, filth, and brain rot that is spewn all over social media.

I miss the days when the lowest common denominator did not have the largest bullhorn.

[SunshineTheCat]

I consume very little social media these days, but when I take a short peek, here is what I see:

1.) Hockey highlights 2.) LoTR memes 3.) kittens

While the addictive nature of social media is a problem, what you're describing is only being fed to people who want to watch it (kinda like legacy media).