Re:Is It a Pandemic Yet?
by nathanyukai on Monday February 24, 2020 @10:11AM
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well because people are used to those figures and it won't grab people's eyeball anymore. While coronavirus can potentially kill a lot more people if it becomes a global break out.
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Re:Is It a Pandemic Yet?
by ducttape12 on Monday February 24, 2020 @10:20AM
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So it's what I'm thinking, it's the news hyping it up to get clicks, ad impressions, etc? Seems kind of irresponsible to get the public into a frenzy just to make money.
> it's the news hyping it up to get clicks, ad impressions, etc?
No. You've already had several good answers on the difference between multiplicative & systemic risk vs additive risk. That's the reason that people are taking this outbreak seriously and why it is getting significant media coverage.