The Seven Laws of Pessimism

Enjoyed reading that. In recent years I've turned the news off for the most part. It's impossible to avoid it entirely but I don't go searching for news. I tune in during the weather and that's about it. The negativity is just overwhelming to me. I just don't want to hear about it. Doesn't change the fact it's happening.
What I've found is in the last couple of years I generally have pulled back from society as a whole. I just don't like most people and don't want to be around them. The selfishness and rudeness of people would be the #1 reason for that. Is that me searching out negativity? Very well could be.