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by politician 1689 days ago
The Dominant Media has an exaggerated role in this when they whip up paranoia for ratings (really no different than Facebook prioritizing angry posts in your feed — eyeballs get ads).
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MadeThisToReply 1689 days ago
> when they whip up paranoia for ratings

Wait until you learn about a thing called COVID-19.

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qwerty456127 1689 days ago
There was no media coverage done in time for the Chernobyl incident and no panic/horror. Apparently lack of these didn't help much.
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