I completely agree.
I avoid the news and most TV programs, because the world just seems completely obsessed with negativity. Drama after drama. Incredible stories of people trying crazy stuff that they read on the internet, killing themselves and other innocent people. That's daily news. Add the political dramas, recession, and celebrity drama...it's really depressing to me. It only gets worse as the years pass too.
I wish that I could pull myself out of current society and go somewhere else!