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I’m so sick of articles about unpreparedness. It’s real rich coming from the same exact media rooms that tried to make me and others feel like idiots when we sa

I’m so sick of articles about unpreparedness. It’s real rich coming from the same exact media rooms that tried to make me and others feel like idiots when we saw what was going on in Hubei in January — ”it’s no big deal”. Now all of a sudden it’s supposed to have been obvious for years? Just stop with this bullshit, please.

pyronite 7y ago
The media is not the Pentagon and it's clear that both the Pentagon (per this report) and epidemiologists have been aware of this possibility for years. I do not understand exactly what you're suggesting here. Is this unworthy of reporting? The implication you're making is that no such articles should come out reporting on this material, since you believe the media made mistakes. Or maybe you're just venting – understandable, but it gives the appearance that you don't believe the article.
- DougN7 7y ago
  The problem, in my opinion, is they know about hundreds or thousands of scenarios that could possibly happen. It’s not possible or prudent to prepare for every one of them. Only hindsight is 20/20.
decebalus1 7y ago
> from the same exact media rooms can you point me to an article from NPR which was downplaying the outbreak?
- aaomidi 7y ago
  And why does it matter? They're a reporting and news agency. They're not in the business of strategically planning for an outbreak. They were merely reporting the sentiment of the leaders of this country in the earlier days.
- daxorid 7y ago
  Here you go: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/29/800813299/worried-about-catching-the-new-coronavirus-in-the-u-s-flu-is-a-bigger-threat https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/29/8008132...
  - xenophonf 7y ago
    At the time, that was true.
    - nickysielicki 7y ago
      By that logic, the Pentagon acted reasonably. So what's this new article about, then?
      - xenophonf 7y ago
        Different audience, different role. Their whole job is threat forecasting and risk management.

pyronite 7y ago

The media is not the Pentagon and it's clear that both the Pentagon (per this report) and epidemiologists have been aware of this possibility for years. I do not understand exactly what you're suggesting here. Is this unworthy of reporting? The implication you're making is that no such articles should come out reporting on this material, since you believe the media made mistakes. Or maybe you're just venting – understandable, but it gives the appearance that you don't believe the article.

DougN7 7y ago
The problem, in my opinion, is they know about hundreds or thousands of scenarios that could possibly happen. It’s not possible or prudent to prepare for every one of them. Only hindsight is 20/20.

decebalus1 7y ago

> from the same exact media rooms can you point me to an article from NPR which was downplaying the outbreak?

aaomidi 7y ago
And why does it matter? They're a reporting and news agency. They're not in the business of strategically planning for an outbreak. They were merely reporting the sentiment of the leaders of this country in the earlier days.
daxorid 7y ago
Here you go: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/29/800813299/worried-about-catching-the-new-coronavirus-in-the-u-s-flu-is-a-bigger-threat https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/29/8008132...
- xenophonf 7y ago
  At the time, that was true.
  - nickysielicki 7y ago
    By that logic, the Pentagon acted reasonably. So what's this new article about, then?
    - xenophonf 7y ago
      Different audience, different role. Their whole job is threat forecasting and risk management.