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Man Tired Of All Negative News From 2017 Posts The Most Positive Things That Happened This Year
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Man Tired Of All Negative News From 2017 Posts The Most Positive Things That Happened This Year

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Bad news sells. We all know that there is a negativity bias in the media, with things like polarizing politics, terrorism, crime and war being the headlines, while positive, feel-good stories usually get a patronizingly off-the-cuff mention at the end.

Is this an agenda of the media? Or merely a reflection of our preferences for bad news? Perhaps it’s an evolutionary hangover, in which we react the strongest to things that we perceive to threaten our survival. Either way, there are plenty of good news stories out there to restore your faith in the human race, you just have to look a little harder for them.

Helpfully, Twitter user Jacob Atkins decided to compile a short list of some of the great things we accomplished this year, positive and genuinely interesting achievements that you would struggle to locate in a news update dominated by war, terror, Trump, Brexit, North Korea and all the other critically important yet divisive and controversial issues that we love to spend our days arguing about.

While I am by no means suggesting that we ignore these things, perhaps a little balance in our news reporting would not go amiss. So take some time in your day to seek out the good news in our lives, our species and our planet, as Jacob has done. Because despite the doom and gloom we are continually bombarded with, there is so much to be grateful for and to celebrate. Scroll down below to check out Jacob’s list, and feel free to add your own in the comments!

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    James Caunt

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    James is a Bored Panda reporter who graduated with a BA in Peace And Conflict Studies and an MA in African Affairs. Before Bored Panda, he was an English teacher and also travelled a lot, doing odd jobs from beer-slinging to brickie's labourer and freelance journalism along the way. James loves covering stories about social and environmental issues and prefers to highlight the positive things that unite us, rather than petty internet squabbles about fictional characters. James is the grumpy, contradictory one who thinks that Bored Panda, due to its large audience, has a social responsibility to inspire and inform its readers with interesting issues and entertaining, well-researched stories. Let's do our bit to make our little corner of the internet a smarter, more truthful and less angry place!

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    James Caunt

    James Caunt

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    James is a Bored Panda reporter who graduated with a BA in Peace And Conflict Studies and an MA in African Affairs. Before Bored Panda, he was an English teacher and also travelled a lot, doing odd jobs from beer-slinging to brickie's labourer and freelance journalism along the way. James loves covering stories about social and environmental issues and prefers to highlight the positive things that unite us, rather than petty internet squabbles about fictional characters. James is the grumpy, contradictory one who thinks that Bored Panda, due to its large audience, has a social responsibility to inspire and inform its readers with interesting issues and entertaining, well-researched stories. Let's do our bit to make our little corner of the internet a smarter, more truthful and less angry place!

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    Nancy E
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I could up-vote this 100 times, I would! THANK YOU ,Jacob, for giving the news a positive spin ,for a change!

    Cesi Baca
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just really really hope that all these thing are in fact "news" and really the truth. What he is doing is awesome,, but don't see any links or credit given for what he's saying. As much as I wish I could with this guy, I can't believe these news stories just on his word alone : ( Time to google them I guess.

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    Tua Xylanthia
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    World is full of beautiful things, and I am so grateful for people like this who remind us on it.

    Ben Smith
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Iowa one is wonderful! The university built the kids hospital wing so it would overlook the football field. I've been there and it's very cool.

    Ender Newfie
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's really cool to see! I went to a game there once and everyone stands up and waves. The kids look so happy and wave back! It's a really moving experience&

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    Nancy E
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I could up-vote this 100 times, I would! THANK YOU ,Jacob, for giving the news a positive spin ,for a change!

    Cesi Baca
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just really really hope that all these thing are in fact "news" and really the truth. What he is doing is awesome,, but don't see any links or credit given for what he's saying. As much as I wish I could with this guy, I can't believe these news stories just on his word alone : ( Time to google them I guess.

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    Tua Xylanthia
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    World is full of beautiful things, and I am so grateful for people like this who remind us on it.

    Ben Smith
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Iowa one is wonderful! The university built the kids hospital wing so it would overlook the football field. I've been there and it's very cool.

    Ender Newfie
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's really cool to see! I went to a game there once and everyone stands up and waves. The kids look so happy and wave back! It's a really moving experience&

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