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Readit Newssebkomianos commented on Notes on Vision Pro notes.andymatuschak.org/V... · Posted by u/firloop
Mostly because of the Flint thing in my other comment, but also because I spent an inordinate amount of my childhood on 4chan listening to people peddle their own coverup theories.
So, it's not the actual disaster that you don't care about but the "you have not heard about this" part of the news?
In a world where the Ukraine war ended Covid, balloons in the sky can certainly keep environmental catastrophes off the front page.
Preach, brother.
What is it about? Is it about trying to construct an incoherent false narrative that it is being covered up?
No, it's about the story itself.
If you see a news title reading "This happened there and you haven't heard about it" but you have actually heard about it, just move on.
What's the point of saying "I have actually heard about it?".
Explain how media sensationalism helps 1-5. The people are already very aware, authorities are already aware, you're already aware. so we can't use the awareness angle.
I don't know what you mean by "sensationalism" so I will only say this:
Such disasters need to be heavily reported on because that's the only way for better regulation and prevention.
Furthermore, there is things that have to be done for the town to become safe and for the people to be taken care of and compensated.
And that's about it, really.
>have to wonder why a story of environmental disaster (and presumably, negligence) making a small town uninhabitable isn't being milked for every drop of sensation that can be mustered.
Trains crash. Accidents happen. It's about as newsworthy as a severe thunderstorm. Sad for the people involved, but true nonetheless.
You can't really believe that brain-damaging chemicals in the air (and soil and water) is the same thing with lightnings in a severe thunderstorm!
no, it's 8 contiguous days of coverage.
Thanks for the correction!
Fox has reports on it from a few days ago too: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/ohio-mayor-norfolk-sou...
It's more likely that nobody really cared about this until it went viral on Twitter and TikTok, when people felt a social obligation to show support. It's not bad to recognize the issue, but our willingness to shoot the messenger has prevented us from being able to learn anything in the first place. How many people would have learned about this sooner if they watched the "mainstream media" they so vehemently claim is covering it up?
I don't really care either way, it's just food for thought.
Thanks for the reply!
May I ask why "you don't care", though?
It's 2,000 people in the town itself and 20,000 within a 10 mile radius.
We're quite lucky this did not happen in Pittsburgh or Columbus.
Hey, 0 people live in the water so it's fine if the oceans get poisoned, right?