In New-Zealand we have 5-7 reported cases (school kids from Mexico), and for the past few days its been non stop news flashes telling people with flu like symptoms to go to their doctor
Now every asshole and his dog with a cough is going to think hes got the swine flu
You have to understand, it's a business. And if it get's people to tune in or buy papers, then they need to do it. Yes, it's annoying, but they have to make a living too.
All just made to seem larger and worse than it really is. There are some things we need to worry about, and they are the same thing we worried about 30 years ago. Car crashes, plane crashes and drugs.
The Swine flu has killed 1 US citizen so far. A toddler...toddlers have one of the worst immune systems so go figure. But seriously, I have a better chance of getting killed by a homeless guy than dying from the swine flu. So we should all start carrying tazers, baseball bats, and other objects to keep the hobos away instead of wearing those face masks. (No, I am not endorsing violence against the homeless....I like them, especially my friend Bernard [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/HomelessParis_7032101.jpg])
The media causes mass hysteria at time. Yes, getting important news and facts to the public is necessary, as long as the news and facts are completely straight. Where is the real corruption in this world? The government or the media?
-Two Eyed Human
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Just recently, with that Conficker bullshit, Anti-virus sales would of sky rocketed
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You have to understand, it's a business. And if it get's people to tune in or buy papers, then they need to do it. Yes, it's annoying, but they have to make a living too.
Im aware of that, its still bullshit though. Just like the con-man on the street corner who tries to convince people that his cheap jewelry isn't fake or stolen
Last year their ploid was Avian flu right? Or H4N1 or something. It's all just stupid. News media is stupid. I can't stand watching it anymore. *curls up next to his computer in his isolated room* They'll never get me here!!
Im aware of that, its still bullshit though. Just like the con-man on the street corner who tries to convince people that his cheap jewelry isn't fake or stolen
Well, it will continue to be like this untill people stand up and demand real news.
But people are lazy and easily manipulated, so nothing will change. Ever.
In the US we have one confirmed swine flu death, and the kid was from Mexico.
Yet, every year 300,000-500,000 people die from the normal flu virus.
Where's the media coverage on the real flu killer?
It's not news because it's not new.
i really don't want people to get hurt and be panicked, so part of me hopes the spread can be curbed and the media takes it down a notch.
but on the other hand, i would love it if they closed down my college during finals week
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they'll never see me coming.. life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
Dunno about you guys but in Canada they push the flu shot hardcore before flu season. So they definately have not forgotton about the regular flu here.
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Apparently freezing yourself is fatal. HOW ARE YOU PEOPLE COPING?!
Is anyone else just tired of media fear-mongering?
Now every asshole and his dog with a cough is going to think hes got the swine flu
The Swine flu has killed 1 US citizen so far. A toddler...toddlers have one of the worst immune systems so go figure. But seriously, I have a better chance of getting killed by a homeless guy than dying from the swine flu. So we should all start carrying tazers, baseball bats, and other objects to keep the hobos away instead of wearing those face masks. (No, I am not endorsing violence against the homeless....I like them, especially my friend Bernard [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/HomelessParis_7032101.jpg])
The media causes mass hysteria at time. Yes, getting important news and facts to the public is necessary, as long as the news and facts are completely straight. Where is the real corruption in this world? The government or the media?
-Two Eyed Human
Im aware of that, its still bullshit though. Just like the con-man on the street corner who tries to convince people that his cheap jewelry isn't fake or stolen
Well, it will continue to be like this untill people stand up and demand real news.
But people are lazy and easily manipulated, so nothing will change. Ever.
Yet, every year 300,000-500,000 people die from the normal flu virus.
Where's the media coverage on the real flu killer?
It's not news because it's not new.
Lawl, I bet more people have died from watching the news about it than from the actual virus.
but on the other hand, i would love it if they closed down my college during finals week
they'll never see me coming..
life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
Global warming, meteorites, ordinary viruses, black holes, ice ages an nuclear holocausts are such boring ways to die...
And I think a black hole would be interesting way for us t go out, sort of. lol
One becomes strong when they are fighting to protect someone close to them... - Shiro Haku