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What We Die From vs What People Are Scared Of Dying From & What Is Reported
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:12 pm
Bill Gates tweeted this and added that he is always amazed by the disconnect between what we see in the news and the reality of the world around us.
Just in case you can't read the graph. The first graph shows the real numbers, the second one shows what people google and the last two show what two media outlets report on (first as in the first one from the left).
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Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:13 pm to OweO
Don't care. Aint reading all that.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:14 pm to Dead Man Walking
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Don't care.
Good. This probably goes above your intelligence anyway.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:15 pm to OweO
Yep, I don't do graphs and shite too well.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:15 pm to OweO
People are dumb. This confirms it
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:15 pm to OweO
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:16 pm to OweO
This isn't all that shocking, tbh. The media will always report on homicide and terrorism more (even if they're both grossly underrepresented in the stats) bc they both involve one person taking the life of another.
Aunt Kay dying from a heart attack at 84 years old isn't near as newsworthy.
Aunt Kay dying from a heart attack at 84 years old isn't near as newsworthy.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:17 pm to OweO
Someone make a graph of the shite OP posts and compare what is real and made up just to create a thread
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OP is such a fricking loser
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OP is such a fricking loser
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:18 pm to scottfruget
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People are dumb. This confirms it
It's like when people who are afraid of flying because they fear the plane will crash, but doesn't think twice about getting in their vehicle every day driving around.
Flying is much safer.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:19 pm to OweO
Heart disease ain’t sexy
Also, I just ate a Billy’s Boudin ball so there’s that
Also, I just ate a Billy’s Boudin ball so there’s that
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:20 pm to ibldprplgld
like my ma....shes sure her plane will crash, so she prefers to drive to chicago twice a year to visit her ma. she is convinced driving is safer.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:21 pm to OweO
Death is fatphobic. He should really get with the times.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:22 pm to OweO
I have said for a long time heart disease needs some ribbon NFL players wear, or whatever to raise awareness.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:22 pm to ibldprplgld
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Aunt Kay dying from a heart attack at 84 years old isn't near as newsworthy.
Yeah.. I mean, they would be doing live reports from the hospital every day
And while I was aware heart disease and cancer takes more lives than anything else, I guess the part that was interesting to me, is the fact that the leading cause of death is the least googled.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:24 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
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Death is fatphobic
While being fat can lead to heart disease, it’s far from the only reason people develop it. Lesson to take from this is just because you’re not overweight doesn’t mean you’re in the clear.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:25 pm to OweO
I mean why would someone dying of a heart attack or cancer be news? It happens everyday. The something that doesn't happen everyday is news.
I don't really get the point of this graphic at all.
I don't really get the point of this graphic at all.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:25 pm to OweO
This is interesting. It'll unfortunately be misused as the basis for why things like crime (think minority angle) and terrorism (think Muslim angle) get too much coverage.
People are interested in crime and terrorism because there isn't a lot they can do to avoid being killed by those things. Those things are mysterious and violent and have impacts beyond the immediate death/injury. Heart disease doesn't really do that.
Media responds to that interest, feeds and grows it, but it doesn't create it.
People are interested in crime and terrorism because there isn't a lot they can do to avoid being killed by those things. Those things are mysterious and violent and have impacts beyond the immediate death/injury. Heart disease doesn't really do that.
Media responds to that interest, feeds and grows it, but it doesn't create it.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:27 pm to OweO
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And while I was aware heart disease and cancer takes more lives than anything else, I guess the part that was interesting to me, is the fact that the leading cause of death is the least googled
Yup, "the silent killer." And it's sad, bc many people can control it to a certain extent through proper diet and exercise. This graph proves it's just not on our radar, and it needs to be.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:34 pm to Pettifogger
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Media responds to that interest, feeds and grows it, but it doesn't create it.
This is true, but feeding and growing all the hype over homicide and terrorism....is more damaging than the actual acts themselves. Look at all the riots and commotion we've had in this country over something that essentially doesn't exist.
Posted on 6/12/19 at 12:35 pm to ibldprplgld
That and people really need to stop wasting time worrying about terrorist. I mean, you always want to be aware, but for it to be 32% of what the media reports on is proof that fear really does sell.
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