19 years on this earth and I can't understand how adults can pick up a newspaper daily before they head off for work, to carry out the routine that they know so well. I've never liked routine. I will acknowledge it as safe and comforting, but I'm easily bored and yearn for the unpredictable. Pleasant and unpredictable is a wonderful combination (I am an idealistic wuss). So the newspaper thing, yeah, I don't get it. I'm apathetic, and immature; closeminded, stubborn, etc.. Call it what you want, but from this uncaring perspective, I consider all things I've read during this short stint on earth and can conclude that history never fails to repeat itself. Society is stubborn, it sticks to routine, we don't really learn from the past. We just like to talk about it. After all these years, picking up the paper and reading it seems futile and unnecessary. The headlines start to look the same: "economy in crisis", "politician corrupt", "new research shows this", "criminal arrested and punished". Perhaps so much more that I've ignorantly missed out. Yes, reading current affairs keeps you updated, linked to the world, and keeps your language intact. But why don't we learn from mistakes? That's what frustrates me, that the world does not churn out different problems, it gives us the same ones, reminding us that we are not limitless and not as genius enough so solve anything. Or maybe we are just too afriad to break out of routine. Want the latest news stories? Go grab yesterday's paper.