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Do you know adults who have no interest in whats happening in the world?

NIMAN

I'm wondering how many of them are out there, who live in their own wee bubble and just float along not knowing whats going on around them?

I ask because I have a mate, a man in his 40s with a big family, and he has zero interest in current affairs, politics, news etc. Never reads about these topics, watches news programmes or documentaries.

One big example was the time of Ryanair and their rostering problem. Its was wall to wall coverage on Irish and UK news (and I'm sure big around large parts of Europe too) and right bang in the middle of the mess he was due to fly to the UK with Ryanair in a few weeks time. When I met him I asked if he had checked if his was one of the cancelled flights?

He replied "Why, why would it be cancelled"
Me : cos of the whole mess Ryanair is in with their pilots.
Him : What mess, never heard anything about it
Me: Its been on the news for the last fortnight.
Him: Naw, never heard about it.

Now to avoid that kind of news takes serious effort.

And often when we chat and I'd say "well thats a right mess at Stormont now, what with it all collapsing and all", he'd ask "why, what happened". Totally oblivious of anything political. Zero interest (perhaps a lot of people have no interest in politics?).

Could be anything. I know if I met him now and tried to have a discussion about gun control in the US or the latest shooting, he'd not have a clue that it ever happened.

So, do we all know someone like this?

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dxhound2005

I know one person who often is unaware of things in the news when they are mentioned at work. But I wonder how some people know so much about the media consumption of large number of others. In another discussion on Boards someone claimed to know what letters their neighbours were getting in the post.

I suppose these are close knit communities, where everyone knows each others business.

Pretzill

Dr_serious2 wrote: »

That sounds suspiciously like an opinion

and that's exactly why I don't often voice it -

Your Face

I dislike the type of person that tries to make everything topical and
/or political.

vectorvictor

Have largely tuned out from most of whats going on. A combination of lack of interest and same old bad news. I can be pretty sure that at any given time:

A minister has done something wrong
A footballer has done something wrong
A bank has done something wrong
A plane/train/car has crashed
The weather somewhere is tragic

I just dont have the thirst to fill in the blanks for todays list when therell be another batch along tomorrow (that I will also let float right over my untroubled head)

Debtocracy

NIMAN wrote: »

And often when we chat and I'd say "well thats a right mess at Stormont now, what with it all collapsing and all", he'd ask "why, what happened".

Tommy Gorman appears, "The stalemate in Stormont continues as negotiations enter their 57th hour" - frantically search for remote, urge to kill rising...

meeeeh

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Before meeting this one, my friend was going out with a girl for about ten years. She was stunning looking and very intelligent. She broke up with him and it clearly destroyed him if her replacement is anything to go by.

This made me laugh.

I'm not one of those people who try to discuss current affairs in hairdresser's but I find it very hard to relate to people who know nothing about the world around them. I know a few but I wouldn't overly converse with them unless I have to.

strangel00p

Well here's the thing, I have an interest in the news. But, I remember attending a training course years ago and the presenter made a very good point about the media. Don't worry too much about things you have no control over and the vast majority of the news falls into that category.
I have a close friend who is massively into politics and current affairs, every day we have a coffee break together and he works himself into a fit about some political story which he will have zero influence on. It's a waste of time and energy devoting, I'd rather spend my energy on areas which are in my immediate circles of influence.

david75

strangel00p wrote: »

Well here's the thing, I have an interest in the news. But, I remember attending a training course years ago and the presenter made a very good point about the media. Don't worry too much about things you have no control over and the vast majority of the news falls into that category.
I have a close friend who is massively into politics and current affairs, every day we have a coffee break together and he works himself into a fit about some political story which he will have zero influence on. It's a waste of time and energy devoting, I'd rather spend my energy on areas which are in my immediate circles of influence.

Lotta good sense in that.

limnam

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

but mention Leo Varadkar for example and she'd probably think he was a Bollywood actor.

tbh who in there right mind talks about Leo Varadkar in a social situation.

Fann Linn

limnam wrote: »

tbh who in there right mind talks about Leo Varadkar in a social situation.

Leo.

Cheerful Spring

Plenty of people but I don't try to change them if they are not interested. We are isolated in Ireland and if we are not affected by what happens most people don't care. I care more because geopolitical events can change the world at any time. Who cared about what happens with the banks pre 2008 after that every Irish person you met had an opinion.

Dakota Dan

NIMAN wrote: »

I'm wondering how many of them are out there, who live in their own wee bubble and just float along not knowing whats going on around them?

I ask because I have a mate, a man in his 40s with a big family, and he has zero interest in current affairs, politics, news etc. Never reads about these topics, watches news programmes or documentaries.

One big example was the time of Ryanair and their rostering problem. Its was wall to wall coverage on Irish and UK news (and I'm sure big around large parts of Europe too) and right bang in the middle of the mess he was due to fly to the UK with Ryanair in a few weeks time. When I met him I asked if he had checked if his was one of the cancelled flights?

He replied "Why, why would it be cancelled"
Me : cos of the whole mess Ryanair is in with their pilots.
Him : What mess, never heard anything about it
Me: Its been on the news for the last fortnight.
Him: Naw, never heard about it.

Now to avoid that kind of news takes serious effort.

And often when we chat and I'd say "well thats a right mess at Stormont now, what with it all collapsing and all", he'd ask "why, what happened". Totally oblivious of anything political. Zero interest (perhaps a lot of people have no interest in politics?).

Could be anything. I know if I met him now and tried to have a discussion about gun control in the US or the latest shooting, he'd not have a clue that it ever happened.

So, do we all know someone like this?

You sir need to get a life and stop worrying about what other people think.

freddie1970

mfceiling wrote: »

The brother.

41 years of age and hasn't a clue what's going on. As long he has a few joints and a few ciders he's happy out.
Never reads a paper, watches emmerdale on the tele, a few car shows and nothing else and listens to cd's when he's driving so he never hears a news bulletin.
It genuinely astonishes me how little current affairs he's aware of.

fair play to him seems like a happy man

RhubarbCrumble

limnam wrote: »

tbh who in there right mind talks about Leo Varadkar in a social situation.

In all fairness what grown adult (lady in question is 40) doesn't know who Leo Varadkar is?

limnam

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

In all fairness what grown adult (lady in question is 40) doesn't know who Leo Varadkar is?

Do you think it would change her life in anyway if she did?

Apart from been able to have fascinating conversations with yourself.

limnam

meeeeh wrote: »

This made me laugh.

I'm not one of those people who try to discuss current affairs in hairdresser's but I find it very hard to relate to people who know nothing about the world around them. I know a few but I wouldn't overly converse with them unless I have to.

How would you know what they know.

If they're not interested in what you're interested in you decide not to converse with them

That's as ignorant as someone not interested in bloody Leo.

Dakota Dan

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

In all fairness what grown adult (lady in question is 40) doesn't know who Leo Varadkar is?

I wish I never heard of him, can't explain the reasons here.

Purple Mountain

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I know a few like that alright, but I don't think it's lack of interest, there's three categories;

1) The cute hoors, let on they know nothing to find out what everyone else knows.

2) The lazy hoors, don't want to know anything in case they might have to use that information for any reason in the future

3) The stupid hoors, self-explanatory.

What category are you in so?

Laois_Man

I'm married to somebody like this

The only way she'd hear of the world ending is if I told her or if she saw someone on Facebook posting about it

Calls me an aul grandad because I am interested too!

tedpan

I have no interest in news, politics, TV advertising or other negative influences around me. If I'm in a car I'll rush to switch off the radio at the hour just in case I have to listen a second of somebody giving me sad information I don't need to hear.

Everyday I walk into the office and get asked, did you hear about that murder, tragedy or celebrity dying etc? My answer is always No.

Another thing that makes me laugh are people who discuss politics at work. Debating what happened/happens in the government as if their views and opinions will change something!

I focus on myself, family and friends around me and don't worry about things that don't affect me, it just gets you down.

micar

My sister's husband. He's French.

Has no interest about what's happening outside his life.

Jeju

dxhound2005 wrote:

As someone once said "Isn't it amazing how there is always exactly the right amount of news to fill up the paper". One day in the 1930's the BBC newsreader announced that there was no news that day, and they played some music instead.

I think that day was August 31st 1939.

limnam

Laois_Man wrote: »

I'm married to somebody like this

The only way she'd hear of the world ending is if I told her or if she saw someone on Facebook posting about it

Calls me an aul grandad because I am interested too!

I'm asking for the benefit of others.

What do you talk about?

Hector Bellend

Most adults I've encountered can't figure out what's going on in front of them, let alone what's happening in the rest of the world.

Most adults are willing morons with no idea about anything that goes on in the world.

meeeeh

limnam wrote: »

How would you know what they know.

If they're not interested in what you're interested in you decide not to converse with them

That's as ignorant as someone not interested in bloody Leo.

I don't know what they know and I don't have to. I'm pretty sure they have no interest in what I have to say and that is fine. It's completely disingenuous to pretend we all talk to everyone about everything.

limnam

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Most adults I've encountered can't figure out what's going on in front of them, let alone what's happening in the rest of the world.

Most adults are willing morons with no idea about anything that goes on in the world.

Your some bellend

Hector Bellend

limnam wrote: »

Your You're some bellend

See what I mean?

dxhound2005

Hector Bellend wrote: »

Most adults I've encountered can't figure out what's going on in front of them, let alone what's happening in the rest of the world.

Most adults are willing morons with no idea about anything that goes on in the world.

Im guessing 93%?

Hector Bellend

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Im guessing 93%?

That's about right.

Bob_Marley

I've always had a keen interest and followed current affairs, news and politics, but it's so depressing and divisive now, i'm thinking of dropping out from it all. Everything has to be politicised in a hysteria doom and gloom fashion now - even things like gender, toilets, films, children's toys and clothes. It seems all about dividing ordinary people up as much as possible so they can be more easily controlled, manipulated and conquered.

American politics and it's self destructing divided mess of country, still has way too much of an influence on Ireland and the UK and lot of american politics has been imported here. It's also getting nearly impossible to find a well researched, intelligent, objective and trustworthy media source that informs and educates people on all the facts, and then let's people make their own minds up and form their own opinions - instead you're presented with one side of the argument or the other, and some selective facts or half truths at best, and then you're spun what opinion is acceptable for you to hold and what you should think.