The dilemma

Your roommate closes his laptop halfway. The TV cuts to footage from Iran. Human chains stretch across bridges and stand in front of power plants, flags and coats moving in the wind. He looks up and says, "{{NAME}}, are they actually going to get hit?" The news ticker cycles updates faster than anyone can read. Security forces are moving in. A government deadline expires at midnight local time. Your apartment is warm and your class starts at nine in the morning.

Your options

1. Put your phone down. Watch it properly. Take in what is happening.
2. Keep scrolling, one eye on the TV, reading reactions while the footage plays.
3. Change the channel. It is too much and there is nothing you can do.