“Attention Economics” – how media’s use of “alarming” words inflates reality
“Attention economics” and media headline escalation drives click bait stories. Everything now has a dramatic, scary headline.
Media: Back in Covid days, protesting was okay, but today, we must stay indoors out of “unhealthful air”
“Experts” say we must avoid “unhealthful air” on the 4th of July. Back in 2020, protesting during Covid lock downs was encouraged.
Media: “Single income households are a bygone era”
But that is not what the data says. The media doomers made that up.
Media: Celebrating the 250th anniversary
With negativity, doom and gloom. The US is the worst country in the history of the world according to media experts.
Media: “Plummeting gas prices” bring new problems
Always spin the story to negativity. Everything is awful. There is no good news that cannot be turned into negativity by the Masters of Doomerism!
NPR: Over population bad, now population decline is bad
NPR flip flops from over population bad to under population bad.
Media: “The American Dream is Dead”
“The American Dream is Dead” trope has been around for 50+ years, is not true, but the media loves running these nonsense stories to ruin your life.
Content mill Business Insider goes full scale cherry picking
The cherry picking done by BI is award winning!
Media: Why you cannot rely on media surveys and polls
“The American Dream is Dead” says a media headline based on one survey. But does it mean anything? Possibly not much.
Media: It is either the worst of times or the best of times
The US has the highest number of employed people in history or its the worst of times and no one can find a job. Which is it?