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All the newspapers and TV stations and social media and whatnot create an environment very different from the one we evolved with. This is not the small tribe l

All the newspapers and TV stations and social media and whatnot create an environment very different from the one we evolved with. This is not the small tribe living in the savanna anymore, yet we react to news exactly the same way. Hence all the bizarre attitudes like the one described in this article.

ry0ohki 16y ago
It's like the "mass animal deaths" stuff at the beginning of the year. Despite all statistics saying it's normal, it suddenly feels like a real problem because the news is covering it. 24/7 news is probably the worst thing to come from the 20th century.