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| Electro Detective:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on March 12, 2020, 08:34:19 am --- --- Quote ---I'm *so* sick of people posting all these hyperbolic news articles --- End quote --- Are the articles made up? Fake news? When even news sources usually considered pukka are essentially saying the same thing, are you suggesting there's some kind of global conspiracy and it's all a con? --- End quote --- Whatever the go is, everyone will soon find out when the dust clears, and or if it contained a high or less high percentage of dried BS/HS, and who made more money, the pasta or loo paper manufacturers, ..or the hoarding scalpers >:D as for 'Fake news', the gent to consult on the likelihood of that would be the current elected President of the US, implying FNN is more viral than corona, :o FNN constantly mutates.. :scared: and that he cops a bit LOT of it. :rant: FWIW haven't seen any Fake Newsers wearing any face protection, or the interviewed pooliticians and assorted experts ??? flogging this latest panic show They must have built up an awesome immune system over the years surviving all the flus, outbreaks and zombie apocalypses :clap: :clap: They should consider donating a blood sample, so a truth serum could be concocted to vaccinate the masses from the next strain of corona, fosters, vic bitter, SOL, XXXX and even seasonal flu sniffles, hay fever, the runs etc :D |
| maginnovision:
Multiple Republican congressman have gone into self isolation over potential exposure. Matt gaetz specifically wore a ridiculous mask as he's been trying to get people to think about this as not just the flu. |
| Towger:
It was announced before noon today that all schools and colleges were to close a 6pm. The two older children spent the evening chatting with friends on MS Teams, all their classes were already setup and a few teachers were online, checking if they had access/problems with them. School starts at 9 tomorrow, following their normal schedule! A massive experiment, converting a large school online overnight. The little ones school probably follows most schools in the country, they were told to bring their books home and work on the next few chapters. 🤦♂️ The XYL is now happy with the number of desktops in the house! |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on March 12, 2020, 08:34:19 am --- --- Quote ---I'm *so* sick of people posting all these hyperbolic news articles --- End quote --- Are the articles made up? Fake news? When even news sources usually considered pukka are essentially saying the same thing, are you suggesting there's some kind of global conspiracy and it's all a con? --- End quote --- Not so much made up or fake as sensationalized. People are following the death toll like it's the score of a basketball game, every few hours someone posts a link to some other article that's essentially "OMG 2 more people have died!!", it's completely unproductive and does nothing but stir up panic. The article is factually correct (I assume) but like so many others it is not simply an informative statement of fact, it is sensationalized to boost ratings. Most of the global media is not "fake news", but news is absolutely presented in ways that attempts to boost ratings, bolster some political agenda or serve some other cause. Sensationalism in media is hardly new. People post this stuff at work and pretty much nobody is getting any work done because they're all freaking out and talking about the virus, which is a waste of time because we already all know about it, we're already taking reasonable precautions to avoid spreading it, there is nothing gained in fretting about things we cannot control. |
| bd139:
What a bell end :palm: |
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