No news or bad news? Many people choose ignorance over staying informed, study finds

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By Sierra GarciaApr 9, 2020, 3:55 am113 pts
Would you rather hear bad news that could help you in the long run, or remain blissfully ignorant? That’s the question that researchers recently posed to thousands of people in over a dozen variations — including asking whether they’d want to know how badly climate change could impact their zip code.…

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