"How dare you not buy into the frenzy the media is stoking?"
Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now stop killing people
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#12Blaming young people seems stupid considering that everybody can spread the virus. This ageist nonsense isn't going to help stop the virus.
The point is that young people are more likely to think "Oh this won't affect me, I'll continue as normal" because the severity and mortality of this illness is statistically higher for older people.
I don't see it as blaming young people, just pointing out that even if you aren't in the statistically "at risk" part of the age curve, you can still play a part in the spread and effects of this epidemic.
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#13Those damn poor people at it again! They should be ashamed!
At the rink of someone missing my message: blame the causes, not the victims. Govts and certain individuals are to blame for killing the old ladies, not some college student.
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#14Few under 40 get sick or dying.
They will form the population that survives the pandemic.
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#15They make a good point in this article, I just wish Newsweek and other media outlets would get this pissed off about climate change. "Old and unafraid of the climate crisis? Good for you. Now stop killing future generations." If we're mobilizing to stop a pandemic, why the hell aren't we mobilizing to stop climate change?
I know this is going to get downvoted into oblivion, I just wanted to say it.
Re: Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now stop killing people
#16Blaming young people seems stupid considering that everybody can spread the virus. This ageist nonsense isn't going to help stop the virus.
The point is that young people are more likely to think "Oh this won't affect me, I'll continue as normal" because the severity and mortality of this illness is statistically higher for older people. I don't see it as blaming young people, just pointing out that even if you aren't in the statistically "at risk" part of the age curve, you can still play a part in the spread and effects of this epidemic.
The article should've shed light on what govts can do better, not what individuals can. That's where the blame lies.
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#17It's easy to understand how Europeans look at Americans is if they're brain-dead. However, the article does nothing to support the thesis that young people in particular are killing other people. It may be true. If so, including evidence to that effect would make a better article.
Also this is in Newsweek, which as far as I know is mainly read by older, not so critical media consumers. This is sort of a playing to the home crowd piece.
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#18Re: Young and unafraid of the pandemic? Good for you. Now stop killing people
#19They make a good point in this article, I just wish Newsweek and other media outlets would get this pissed off about climate change. "Old and unafraid of the climate crisis? Good for you. Now stop killing future generations." If we're mobilizing to stop a pandemic, why the hell aren't we mobilizing to stop climate change? I know this is going to get downvoted into oblivion, I just wanted to say it.
I can't agree with this enough. The media seems willing to be alarmist about everything _but_ the most important crisis my generation will ever face.
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#20Blaming young people seems stupid considering that everybody can spread the virus. This ageist nonsense isn't going to help stop the virus.
This is not ageist nonsense. This is aimed directly at the rampant discourse of " only the elderly dies, why should I bother" ?