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Rather then some government conspiracy , I think it's easily explained by media pushing fear to get clicks, leading to people supporting unnecessary measures. I

by km3r 6y ago

Rather then some government conspiracy , I think it's easily explained by media pushing fear to get clicks, leading to people supporting unnecessary measures. I still talk to people who are afraid to even do outdoor dining after they have gotten their second dose (plus 2 weeks incubation). People like that vote, post, and message their representatives, leading to where we are now.

vkou 6y ago
I can likewise draft a theory that media is pushing a narrative of 'the lockdowns are unnecessary, your government is cheating you' in order to stir up controversy and get clicks. Both your, and my theories hav little predictive or explanatory power. And if we're dealing with anecdotes, I can also cite that I know people who were not afraid to be going to crowded bars (Check out central California, if you want to see people flouting lockdown, and spending their stimulus checks on partying in, say, Modesto) over the past ~year, despite not being vaccinated. Do you think those people may have been influenced by the media pushing a narrative that lockdowns are unnecessary? Here's the actual answer to this dilemma. 'The media' is pushing both narratives. You are just paying more attention to one of them, because that's the one you happen to disagree with. There are very few issues where 'the media' boogieman presents a unified front, and COVID-19 has not been one of them.
IgorPartola 6y ago
Media is funded by advertisers, the same advertiser that would greatly benefit from the pandemic ending. Zoom and Slack are probably the only stocks that directly benefit in the current situation and I don’t see any ads for them anywhere. Cruise lines are on the other hand huge advertisers and are suffering severely right now. Why would they want the media to keep causing mass hysteria? And if the government is opposed to the media on this, why would they issue health guidelines that say we should isolate?

by km3r 6y ago

vkou 6y ago

I can likewise draft a theory that media is pushing a narrative of 'the lockdowns are unnecessary, your government is cheating you' in order to stir up controversy and get clicks. Both your, and my theories hav little predictive or explanatory power. And if we're dealing with anecdotes, I can also cite that I know people who were not afraid to be going to crowded bars (Check out central California, if you want to see people flouting lockdown, and spending their stimulus checks on partying in, say, Modesto) over the past ~year, despite not being vaccinated. Do you think those people may have been influenced by the media pushing a narrative that lockdowns are unnecessary? Here's the actual answer to this dilemma. 'The media' is pushing both narratives. You are just paying more attention to one of them, because that's the one you happen to disagree with. There are very few issues where 'the media' boogieman presents a unified front, and COVID-19 has not been one of them.

IgorPartola 6y ago

Media is funded by advertisers, the same advertiser that would greatly benefit from the pandemic ending. Zoom and Slack are probably the only stocks that directly benefit in the current situation and I don’t see any ads for them anywhere. Cruise lines are on the other hand huge advertisers and are suffering severely right now. Why would they want the media to keep causing mass hysteria? And if the government is opposed to the media on this, why would they issue health guidelines that say we should isolate?