Random Rants
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Today's update from a friend of mine in Tokyo…...
"My dad asked me how things seem in Tokyo. I told him, 50% of people are wearing face masks, like normal during this time of year. The Shinkansen to Okayama was pretty well empty, as usual too.
The biggest difference is there are much fewer Chinese tourists in Tokyo. Shibuya crossing is not as crazy as it usually is. But Yamanote line is still full of Japanese business people even at 6AM!"
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I wonder how much media coverage is responsible?
As I mentioned earlier, I think social media is partly responsible because it reaches far more people than it did back in the early 2000's, before Facebook, Twitter and Youtube were formed. Instagram came about in 2010 so that has added to the chorus of millions of voices out there.
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If everyone listened to the New York Times Daily Podcast instead of watching the news things would be much different.
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I wonder how much media coverage is responsible?
As I mentioned earlier, I think social media is partly responsible because it reaches far more people than it did back in the early 2000's, before Facebook, Twitter and Youtube were formed. Instagram came about in 2010 so that has added to the chorus of millions of voices out there.
The problem is bigger than social media. It is a symptom as much as a cause. We have social media in Belgium, the UK and Norway but we also have access to quality news coverage free of charge. In the US amongst other places all that is behind a pay wall. This means people resort to social media or news reliant on adverts and therefore with compromised quality, are the only sources.
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If everyone listened to the New York Times Daily Podcast instead of watching the news things would be much different.
Word.
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23 cases here. No hysteria, no prepping, and we don't even have a working government.
You think you don't have a working govt ::)
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Out here in LA, probably the worst place one could be in the US in terms of exposure risk, I can't even tell anything is amiss (it isn't) unless I go to a Costco.
There seems to be no way to get hand sanitizer.
The confluence of media/new media, a lack of basic critical thinking skills and education, and social media fan the flames of overreaction. More crucially, it is fueling broader political decay globally, but I will leave that there.
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Oh, that does suck.
My wife is trying to scheme a way for us to go to Japan this year, since airfare had dropped to near comical levels. Unfortunately, I don't have enough vacation time to make it viable, though I'm gaming out ways to make it work.
As you can tell, we're terrified of Covid-19 in this house.
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Oh, that does suck.
My wife is trying to scheme a way for us to go to Japan this year, since airfare had dropped to near comical levels. Unfortunately, I don't have enough vacation time to make it viable, though I'm gaming out ways to make it work.
As you can tell, we're terrified of Covid-19 in this house.
i've actually had a look too! cheap hotels and cheap airfares. how good is it! the only worry i'd have is that tourist attractions and places you wanna go to might not be open..
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Russia's channel one is stating that the US are behind the development of this as biochemical warfare. Seriously, Russia's top news channel.
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Annual staff outing was going to be tonight. Staff and other halves…..
We were all off to see Michael Kiwanuka at the O2 Academy Brixton.
The show has been friggin' postponed....
"Following medical advice, Michael Kiwanuka has today been diagnosed with acute viral Laryngitis, forcing the unfortunate postponement of the remaining dates on his MARCH UK tour, including this evening’s show at O2 Academy Brixton."
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i've actually had a look too! cheap hotels and cheap airfares. how good is it! the only worry i'd have is that tourist attractions and places you wanna go to might not be open..
Yep, that's one of the concerns. We'd hate to go and then find everything locked up like Wally world.
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Annual staff outing was going to be tonight. Staff and other halves…..
We were all off to see Michael Kiwanuka at the O2 Academy Brixton.
The show has been friggin' postponed....
"Following medical advice, Michael Kiwanuka has today been diagnosed with acute viral Laryngitis, forcing the unfortunate postponement of the remaining dates on his MARCH UK tour, including this evening’s show at O2 Academy Brixton."
alternative: go down to your local pub for an open mic night.
