Honestly if COVID didn’t get through to people, would a higher mortaility rate matter? The next pandemic could be a grossly necrotic parasite, and we’d still have cable news comforming to whatever ‘side’ they’re on and one side virtue signaling by skipping vaccines or safety measures or whatever. It’d trend the heck out of social media.
Who’s listening to scientists, unfiltered? No one. Long objective tones are boring. The information envionment is not getting any better from here.
Reality is what people see in their feeds, now. And what fits their tribe.
While a sort of darkly logical/amusing thought, it may not work like that. In a bad pandemic, there are just too many factors affecting mortality besides vaccine reluctance.
Honestly if COVID didn’t get through to people, would a higher mortaility rate matter? The next pandemic could be a grossly necrotic parasite, and we’d still have cable news comforming to whatever ‘side’ they’re on and one side virtue signaling by skipping vaccines or safety measures or whatever. It’d trend the heck out of social media.
Who’s listening to scientists, unfiltered? No one. Long objective tones are boring. The information envionment is not getting any better from here.
Reality is what people see in their feeds, now. And what fits their tribe.
Covid is the reason for this shit in the first place. So much brain damage…
I think you miss the point of my statement. I’m not trying to get them to see reality anymore. I just want them to go away.
While a sort of darkly logical/amusing thought, it may not work like that. In a bad pandemic, there are just too many factors affecting mortality besides vaccine reluctance.