The Irish media hysteria

PowerToWait wrote: »

You simply don’t understand the grave reality, and that’s fine. Denial is often a coping mechanism also.

Oh but i do. I've already explained to you but you chose to ignore- your "grave reality" isn't remotely concerning to me as I've been following the stats. To repeat again I'm not stopping you from reacting the way you see appropriate or stopping you take whatever measures you feel you need to protect yourself. I only wish you'd stop trying to get me to think the same. The stats don't lie and I've long since concluded it's not something that warrants hysteria

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Ignorance is also a thing!

As is blind hysteria. You want that then knock yourself out. Just leave those of us that aren't interested in pissing ourselves daily alone.

road_high wrote:

As is blind hysteria. You want that then knock yourself out. Just leave those of us that aren't interested in pissing ourselves daily alone.

Pissing ourselves?

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Maybe your analysis has caused you to under react to the situation?

Why would i need to react in any way other than the way I've detailed?

KiKi III wrote: »

I think we've been very quick to forget the near-apocalyptic scenes in Italy just a few months ago. Doctors having to play god, deciding who lives and dies because there weren't enough ventilators for everyone who needed them.

Thank f*** we didn't have that here, it was heartbreaking to watch even from a distance. But because it didn't happen here, the abundance of caution the government is taking is seen as 'hysteria' by some.

Ah tbf some of them were saying "its only a flu" in the middle of the Italy situation. They are hardly gunna have educated themselves since.

Wanderer78 wrote: »

What about those that find themselves outta work because of this?

Well making a daily song and dance about it isn't going to help them then is it? I've posted at length about the self inflicted harm the hysteria has caused to people's livelihoods and they have my full support and empathy- because it could be any of us depending on what industry we work in.

road_high wrote:

Well making a daily song and dance about it isn't going to help them then is it? I've posted at length about the self inflicted harm the hysteria has caused to people's livelihoods and they have my full support and empathy- because it could be any of us depending on what industry we work in.

Self inflicted harm?

barney shamrock wrote:

Thoughts? I hate posts that end with "thoughts?"

Thank God I've no brain, thoughts only wreck your head

There is definitely something to be said for scaling back your time spent reading/watching news imo. I was one of those at the start scouring every article. I still hop on boards (obviously) and I check in on rte.ie in the evening just to stay informed. But yeah my mental health probably would be worse now if I hadn't accepted that while I can control some things (wear a mask, good hygiene, social distancing...), others are out of my control and, while I need to be aware of what is going on I also need to not become obsessed with it.

ShooterSF wrote:

There is definitely something to be said for scaling back your time spent reading/watching news imo. I was one of those at the start scouring every article. I still hop on boards (obviously) and I check in on rte.ie in the evening just to stay informed. But yeah my mental health probably would be worse now if I hadn't accepted that while I can control some things (wear a mask, good hygiene, social distancing...), others are out of my control and, while I need to be aware of what is going on I also need to not become obsessed with it.

No harm in keeping up to date, it's an incredibly interesting thing to follow, but if its affecting your well being, walk away

Some of the nonsense being spouted here is genuinely worrying.

The key thing that needs to happen to avoid the types of scenes from Italy happening here is that people need to constantly change and de risk their behaviour (social distance, use masks, meet outdoors etc).

Changing people's behaviour is really f***ing tough. Ask any marketer, social scientist or economist. It can be close to impossible in many cases. At a minimum it tends to involve relentless repetition.

Things like daily press conferences, daily numbers, media reports etc are tools to try and keep people acting in a safer way than they otherwise would.

Criticising using those tools, and telling people to "just start living their lives" ranks up there with some of the stupidest comments I've seem on the internet in recent times. Genuinely f***ing stupid.

gabeeg wrote: »

That's not my experience at all. Everyone in work talks about it constantly.

You wouldn't happen to be an employer, would you?

No, not an employer. Back in the spring it was a topic of conversation but life moved on as it does. Depends on the work environment and situation I guess. if you were very public facing like in a large store then it would be omnipresent.
I guess it helps some people talking about it, there's some kind of reassurance or solidarity for them in that.

road_high wrote:

No, not an employer. Back in the spring it was a topic of conversation but life moved on as it does. Depends on the work environment and situation I guess. if you were very public facing like in a large store then it would be omnipresent. I guess it helps some people talking about it, there's some kind of reassurance or solidarity for them in that.

Err emm, this is probably the most significant global event since ww2, we re still knee deep in it!