That's a straw man statement. Listening to something is not the same as sharing ...

chvid · on July 24, 2020

The full quote is as follows:

  Stop watching the news
  Because the news contrives to frighten you
  To make you feel small and alone
  To make you feel that your mind isn't your own

And is from the song "Spent the Day in Bed".

It is relevant here as the mice in the experiment loose control over their "mind" and start behaving in a self defeating manner.