Many of us live under the illusion that the news exists to tell us what we need to know, in actuality, the news exists to make money. Needless to say, this is clearly a conflict of interest. 

You might think that your rage clicks and comments do anything, they don't. The only way you can realistically "stick it to news man" is by ignoring him altogether. Which can be hard when all the news he produces is terrible. 

But while people do enjoy spiraling into episodes while reading demoralizing news, things really do feel like they're getting worse, and boy do current headlines reflect that. Here are 20 recent headlines that leave us with zero faith in humanity.