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What are you talking about? Where did I make an end of the world prediction? It is you who brought that up. Of course nothing is going to end. Nice strawman. Yo

What are you talking about? Where did I make an end of the world prediction? It is you who brought that up. Of course nothing is going to end. Nice strawman. You even try to bring COVID into the discussion? What are you doing, and why?

t0bia_s 5y ago
He just trying to point out what is media agenda now. Keep people in fear. Which is true and last two years are proof of it.
- breakyerself 5y ago
  The media agenda is the same media agenda that there has always been and that's to make money. Whoever told you there's a media agenda is the one with the agenda that they aren't telling you about.
  - ehvatum 5y ago
    Remember when the media pointed their cameras away from Hillary as she feinted at the 911 memorial ceremony? If not for one man with a cell phone, this copy-selling story be unknown. Do you think Jeff Zucker ran CNN so as to maximize profit?
    - breakyerself 5y ago
      Yes Zucker absolutely ran it to maximize profit. CNN broadcast Trump rallies 24/7 in 2016 because it was good for ratings. CNN was a major factor in Trumps nomination and election to president. You just cherry pick events that suit your narrative. All of these companies are businesses and they're in it for the profits. They may put on a liberal or conservative face, but it's just to exploit a niche in the market. They're corporations with shareholders at the end of the day. Which is a strong constraint on what ideas they'll explore and what issues they'll cover.
  - t0bia_s 5y ago
    Then explain why mainstream media spread missinformation about vaccines (immunity) or origin of virus (bat theory) and not cover any other sensations like dying athletes live (it was just fine to spread fear about collapsing people on street in China), massive protests against mandates all around world (politicans call them terrorists, small minority and then declare state of emergency) or alarming increase of myocarditis of young healthy people after vaccination (media trying to point out that this is because of covid or global warming). Looks like obvious agenda. People slowly realise it and will stand against it. Enough is enough.
useragent86 5y ago
> What are you talking about? Where did I make an end of the world prediction? It is you who brought that up. Of course nothing is going to end. Nice strawman. What do you think I refer to by "end of the world"? Don't you think I refer to this part of your comment? > I look at that data and I think to myself, in a few decades we will have problems, many indirectly from more and more troubled nations who will bear the brunt of the climate change, that that silly little piece of software I write seems meaningless if I start thinking about the bigger picture. Don't you think that I refer to the numerous comments seen on HN whenever this topic comes up, from people saying that they're expecting massive global upheaval in a few years, that they're not having children because they think society will collapse? > You even try to bring COVID into the discussion? Do you not see a parallel between the way the media has stirred panic about global warming^W^Wclimate change^Wcrisis for decades, and the way the media has stirred panic about COVID for the last two years? > What are you doing, and why? I would ask you the same.
5560675260 5y ago
Judging by the sentiment displayed in your post, you are affected by various doom and gloom climatic end of world predictions. And you do allude to it right here: > I look at that data and I think to myself, in a few decades we will have problems, many indirectly from more and more troubled nations who will bear the brunt of the climate change, that that silly little piece of software I write seems meaningless if I start thinking about the bigger picture. If anything, you're the one creating a strawman out of GP's attempt to get you out of the slump.

t0bia_s 5y ago

He just trying to point out what is media agenda now. Keep people in fear. Which is true and last two years are proof of it.

breakyerself 5y ago
The media agenda is the same media agenda that there has always been and that's to make money. Whoever told you there's a media agenda is the one with the agenda that they aren't telling you about.
- ehvatum 5y ago
  Remember when the media pointed their cameras away from Hillary as she feinted at the 911 memorial ceremony? If not for one man with a cell phone, this copy-selling story be unknown. Do you think Jeff Zucker ran CNN so as to maximize profit?
  - breakyerself 5y ago
    Yes Zucker absolutely ran it to maximize profit. CNN broadcast Trump rallies 24/7 in 2016 because it was good for ratings. CNN was a major factor in Trumps nomination and election to president. You just cherry pick events that suit your narrative. All of these companies are businesses and they're in it for the profits. They may put on a liberal or conservative face, but it's just to exploit a niche in the market. They're corporations with shareholders at the end of the day. Which is a strong constraint on what ideas they'll explore and what issues they'll cover.
- t0bia_s 5y ago
  Then explain why mainstream media spread missinformation about vaccines (immunity) or origin of virus (bat theory) and not cover any other sensations like dying athletes live (it was just fine to spread fear about collapsing people on street in China), massive protests against mandates all around world (politicans call them terrorists, small minority and then declare state of emergency) or alarming increase of myocarditis of young healthy people after vaccination (media trying to point out that this is because of covid or global warming). Looks like obvious agenda. People slowly realise it and will stand against it. Enough is enough.

useragent86 5y ago

> What are you talking about? Where did I make an end of the world prediction? It is you who brought that up. Of course nothing is going to end. Nice strawman. What do you think I refer to by "end of the world"? Don't you think I refer to this part of your comment? > I look at that data and I think to myself, in a few decades we will have problems, many indirectly from more and more troubled nations who will bear the brunt of the climate change, that that silly little piece of software I write seems meaningless if I start thinking about the bigger picture. Don't you think that I refer to the numerous comments seen on HN whenever this topic comes up, from people saying that they're expecting massive global upheaval in a few years, that they're not having children because they think society will collapse? > You even try to bring COVID into the discussion? Do you not see a parallel between the way the media has stirred panic about global warming^W^Wclimate change^Wcrisis for decades, and the way the media has stirred panic about COVID for the last two years? > What are you doing, and why? I would ask you the same.

5560675260 5y ago

Judging by the sentiment displayed in your post, you are affected by various doom and gloom climatic end of world predictions. And you do allude to it right here: > I look at that data and I think to myself, in a few decades we will have problems, many indirectly from more and more troubled nations who will bear the brunt of the climate change, that that silly little piece of software I write seems meaningless if I start thinking about the bigger picture. If anything, you're the one creating a strawman out of GP's attempt to get you out of the slump.