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Avery said:
Your first mistake was using KSL comments. They can be as bad as Youtube and Facebook comments in so far as either the world is ending due to COVID, hide your chilrden or it's all a hoax propagated by the deep state to reduce the world population to 5 million.
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I don't typically read the comments. I had an account because I made comments once back about 5 years ago. I was going to contact the author but felt I'd just make the comment so at least other people could see it.

There's a bias toward "oh ****" and I have no idea where they ever got the idea that we'd been at over 500 for "months," because that's among one of the easiest things to check, but it must have sounded and felt good and was consistent with "oh ****" so they ran it.
 
The other thing with KSL is that you will get the headline each day of "x new cases, y deaths." Except on days where the death number isn't as "sexy." So when there are 0-2 deaths, you get "x new cases." They don't mention 0 deaths. Ever. Or 1 death. Or 2. Just watch.
 
infection said:
The other thing with KSL is that you will get the headline each day of "x new cases, y deaths." Except on days where the death number isn't as "sexy." So when there are 0-2 deaths, you get "x new cases." They don't mention 0 deaths. Ever. Or 1 death. Or 2. Just watch.
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All media is guilty of sensationalism with headlines. My guess is people click more if they see people are dying (seeing where they are, age, hospitalized or not, etc).

As poor as it is, death sells for media. The more dire something is, the more they become a beneficiary.
 
Avery said:
All media is guilty of sensationalism with headlines. My guess is people click more if they see people are dying (seeing where they are, age, hospitalized or not, etc).

As poor as it is, death sells for media. The more dire something is, the more they become a beneficiary.
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Of course. Yet many will not allow themselves to acknowledge the subtle variables that greatly influences how they're viewing and approaching this problem.
 
infection said:
Of course. Yet many will not allow themselves to acknowledge the subtle variables that greatly influences how they're viewing and approaching this problem.
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Which is why you should never use one source of media for all your news intake. I try and read stories from many organizations to try and get a more centralized view. Yes, that means reading Fox News as well as CNN and also tossing in smaller online-only periodicals. It helps let you make your own informed opinions as often-times, the answer may lie somewhere in the middle.

Always a pleasure seeing how the same piece of news gets portrayed depending on who tells the story.
 
infection said:
The chart is missing countries, and I was trying to find a more complete one but settled for that. With regard to who has tested the most, here's Johns Hopkins, updated for 7/29:



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How Does Testing in the U.S. Compare to Other Countries? - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

The U.S. has conducted more COVID-19 tests than any other country. However, there is no expert consensus on a recommended target for the raw number of tests or even the rate of tests per capita
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That link gives me an error but that might be on my end. I am fairly confident China has done more tests. I was just in Beijing where they did mass testing of about half the city and witnessed it. They have done over 90 million tests. Also producing the vast majority of tests for the world, but that's another issue. Either way your statement or quote that USA has done more tests in July than any other country has overall is incorrect.

Edit: I don't know how USA is testing but China is doing mass testing by panels. Meaning they do 1 test for I think 5-10 people then if it's positive everyone tests individually. So it might be less tests but more people. But still that's not a correct number.
 
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My brother in Idaho had his son get a fever and other symptoms. This prompted him to get his son and himself tested. The results are taking over a week to get back. His work told him it was a bad idea for him to get tested because he can't work now until he gets the results but should have skipped the test and kept working until he showed symptoms himself. Stupid stuff like this is why it's spreading.
 
fishonjazz said:
Saw this today and chuckled.
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I love how any criticism of fixable issues in our country triggers some people to say, “well then Leave.” Whether it be gun violence, universal health care, law enforcement, etc. As if this is the same country that was founded in the 18th century and everyone who had an idea on how to improve it was shunned and moved away.
 
Sad to see that one-time presidential candidate and Trump surrogate Herman Cain passed away due to Covid. I still remember his 9-9-9 plan fondly.

Didn't agree with him politically and question some of his character, but death (a preventable one at that) is a bitter pill to swallow for anyone.
 
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