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I think the point is that shark attacks are non-news, and the surge in interest is suspicious. You can probably replace 'shark attack' with any other 1-in-10-mi
by Cpoll 9y ago
I think the point is that shark attacks are non-news, and the surge in interest is suspicious. You can probably replace 'shark attack' with any other 1-in-10-million occurrence/human interest story.
Of course, the cynical interpretation is that there's nothing weird going on, and people just have a larger attention span for gruesome fluke accidents than for corruption.
- jabretti 9y agoShark attacks are no more non-news than at least 80% of the crap that fills media outlets, and it's not the least bit suspicious. Shark attacks are lurid and scary and human attention is notoriously poorly distributed. Yesterday, President Trump gave a speech about his trip to Asia, and 90% of the headlines were about the fact that he drank water during it.
- vim_wannabe 9y agoTwo sips?! Impeach that rice and cherry pie eating koi-killer!