I kinda get the impression they bite, a lot.

Thank you 😊

You are 100% correct, negative news has a greater impact on people than positive: https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71516.pdf

Media sites know this, and use it to drive engagement:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/social-media-facebook-twitter-politics-b1870628.html

And so, negative headlines are getting worse: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0276367

But negative news is addictive and psychologically damaging: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/202009/the-psychological-impact-negative-news

So it’s important to try and stay positive:

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/benefits-of-good-news

If you want a break from the constant negativity, here are some sites that report specifically on positive news:

• https://www.goodgoodgood.co/
• https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• https://fixthenews.com/
• https://positivenewsfoundation.org/
• https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/

And here’s 35 more: https://news.feedspot.com/good_news_websites/

Some communities on Lemmy you might be interested in:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Remember, realistic optimism is important and, unlike what some might have you believe, is not the same as blissful ignorance or ‘burying your head in the sand’: https://www.learning-mind.com/realistic-optimism-blind-positivity/

https://www.centreforoptimism.com/realisticoptimism

And doesn’t mean you must stay uninformed on current affairs: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/how-to-stop-doom-scrolling

https://goodable.co/blog/tips-for-balancing-positive-and-negative-news/

OK, but what if you’re still haunting the house, but a new person legally buys it and then invites the Vampire in? Who’s preference takes precedent?

No, because you didn’t grant it consent to enter prior to death.

Yes, Time Out, same as you.

Business groups accuse ministers of introducing a thicket of red tape as the government bans exploitative zero-hours contracts, ends “fire and rehire” tactics, introduces basic rights from day one and protects workers against unfair dismissal.

Amazing how it’s always businesses complaining when the regulations are designed to improve things for their employees, eh?

Yes, I’m having the problems with sh.itjust.works instance. I’ve moved to Lemmy.world whilst this issue is ongoing just so I can actually use Lemmy.

And I guess I should try out another client to see if I experience the same problems there

Are you on mobile? If so I tried turning off my WiFi and just using data and it seemed to help, which is even weirder.

I’m a little confused by your Signal comment though. Is there a Lemmy client with that name?

No, sorry, I meant Sync. Amended.

I’m having the same issues with sh.itjust.works. Also on Boost, also having the same Time Out issues. Can’t even access comments. I even tried posting to this thread using my sh.itjust.works profile and it just failed to work. If I switch to another profile like the one I’m using atm everything works OK. I also tried Signal, same issues, so it doesn’t appear to be app related.

Its really weird.

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=What+does+OECD+stand+for%3F+

To be honest, yes I do. It’s been less than a year and already Labour has ‘failed’. At least give them time. I’m not saying they’re going to fix everything, but they’ll be a damn sight better than the Tories.

I mean, have you encountered these Real Gamers™ before? They go out of their way to be enraged at this stuff. It’s all deliberate.