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I was wondering the other day: Without the Internet and round-the-clock updates via Twitter, Facebook, etc - Would the pandemic be as pertinent in people's mind
by beauHD 5y ago
I was wondering the other day: Without the Internet and round-the-clock updates via Twitter, Facebook, etc - Would the pandemic be as pertinent in people's minds?
Social media is still relatively new, and the pandemic was amplified way more than it should have been IMHO. Nothing to tweet about? Tweet about COVID. No dramatic headlines to conjure up if you're a news outlet? COVID it is.
The pandemic didn't need 'campaigns', for it is its own campaign. With little effort it has graced news outlets' headlines for nearly 2 years now.
- aerosmile 5y agoThat's good and bad. On the one hand, it riles people up, on the other hand, it helped elevate the importance of developing and approving vaccines faster than ever before. I do share your sentiment though that it's troubling that the media's business plan is only partially aligned with what's good for the society. Related thought: we are super mad at Facebook for isolating us into similar belief bubbles. Where's the outrage at CNN and Foxnews? Yes, you hardly ever hear anything positive about them, but there's no threat of regulation, their CEOs didn't have congress hearings, etc.
- beauHD 5y ago> Where's the outrage at CNN and Foxnews? And they have their social media channels where they parrot everything that's on TV, adding to the hype
- iratic0 5y agoThere's been a pandemic for the elderly and those with co-morbidities. Other than the that and other human-imposed responses (eg lockdown) to the pandemic, nothing would tell me there is a pandemic happening.