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The headline was indeed more inflammatory than the facts of the article. It seems like the media wants people to panic.
by starkd 6y ago
The headline was indeed more inflammatory than the facts of the article. It seems like the media wants people to panic.
- beamatronic 6y agoMaybe the media wants to inform people that they should wear a mask.
- krapp 6y ago> The headline was indeed more inflammatory than the facts of the article. It seems like the media wants people to panic. I wouldn't conflate a clickbait headline on a single article by a single website into a widespread conspiracy by "the media" to spread panic.
- hkeide 6y agoThe incentives to write scary articles are clear. No secret cabal required.
- sosborn 6y agoIt's not a conspiracy, but anyone that has worked in or with a newsroom will tell you that panic and fear sell newspapers (or clicks). Reporters get judged on article engagement and being humans, they optimize for the metric that they get judged on.
- ericb 6y agoThe phrase "If it bleeds it leads" was coined in 1989. Seems apt.
- lbeltrame 6y agoI can't speak for the article here, but at least some local media in my country wants to generate clicks and views, so the more horrifying the headline (but also the article contents), the better. See the recent matter on antibody decline: few if any got it right (although it can mean a waning immune response it is not enough to tell if it is happening).
- SimbaOnSteroids 6y agoA small percentage change in the output of knowledge workers would have an outsized effect on the overall economy. This kind of data is as dramatic as the title suggests. We can’t afford to poke this bear.
- enraged_camel 6y ago>>A small percentage change in the output of knowledge workers would have an outsized effect on the overall economy. Especially in the US, where healthcare bills are the number one reason for personal bankruptcies (66.5%).