What is the optimal amount of attention to pay to political news?
To electioneering, zero would be about right (unless you appreciate the entertainement value). To particular laws and/or regulations which might affect you personally, enough to know the landscape.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
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