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Originally Posted by NobodyHere
That was kind of Neil's point, that we'll respond to spectacle instead of scientific data.
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We respond to all those things he listed. There are billions spent in medical research and vaccines to cover the flu. Car companies and government agencies are constantly improving safety features in car. The medical community makes changes all the time to prevent errors. And suicide has been talked about incessantly, especially after a famous celebrity commits it. The idea that these are topics the public ignores is comical.
What we don't respond to is gun violence. We're not even allowed to research it by law. The only response we see is gun manufacturers using a mass murder as a marketing tool.
As for the news, they cover unique events. Someone dying from the flu isn't news because it's a part of life that we do our best to avoid. If the flu spikes in a year, it is covered because that is a unique event. I don't know why this is hard to understand.