They tell salacious stories
Entertainment from pain
We seek tales of outliers
Dull doesn't garner clicks
Thinking, "Not in my back yard"
Desensitized to the exception
Fueling a 24 hour news cycle
Happy doesn't sell papers
Reality can't compete with fear
Horrible seems imminent
We made this bed of terror
Good news just isn't exciting
The world is full of stories
We ignore logic and reason
We're jaded by what we hear
We listen, glued to our chair.