Are we better informed by the Internet?

It would see like something of an oxymoron to ask such a question but doesn't the internet give us more opportunity to be more 'selective" -- ie narrow-minded in what we read or watch?

As Nicholas Kristof pointed out, we mainly use the internet to reinforce our prejudices and opinions while it makes it easier for us to ignore contradictory arguments (The Daily Me, Kristof, 2009) . So the answer? Probably no better or no worse than before, but the opportunities are greater.

About Twitter? -- I don't. I can't see the point of having people follow me around wanting to know what I am doing or thinking -- I already have a wife that does that.

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Happy to be Sad

Try Happiness ... but
Positive emotions such as awe, love, compassion, trust -- make us more vulnerable than negative ones. Fear and sadness have immediate payoffs—protecting us from attack or attracting resources at times of distress. Gratitude and joy, over time, will yield better health and deeper connections—but in the short term actually put us at risk. That’s because, while negative emotions tend to be insulating, positive emotions expose us to the common elements of rejection and heartbreak.

Accepting a random act of kindness from a stranger -- it is embarrassing, we don't feel we deserve it, we don't understand how to receive it.

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Tara Hunt
What makes us happy?