I quit reading newspaper and quit listening to news. does that make me stupid?

i decided to quit follow any kind of news. no newspaper, tv news, radio news or internet news. i blocked all yahoo news articles by using blockers of security suite that block only specific parts of website. at the same time i am also considering the idea if i really need to ever vote again in my life. i'm thinking of never voting again. i have come to the conclusion that government does nothing, regardless of who is in power. And its every man for himself only.