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Re:Our Newfound Fear of Risk by api on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:31AM (#6327412)
I'm suspicious that this is constructed, and is precisely the idea. American TV is one long stream of things to be afraid of-- other than the things you should be afraid of. It's distraction.
Re:Our Newfound Fear of Risk by mtdewcmu on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @02:04PM (#6329249)
I think people, deep down, know the difference between real and fake threats. People like getting worked up about fake threats, because they know they don't actually have anything to fear -- any more than from a scary movie. If the TV was always going on about real-life stuff that made you feel uncomfortable -- who wants to watch that?