Originally Posted by
Analise
So it looks like the news is making this more of a big deal than it really is.
Feeding and fueling people's insecurities and hooking them to that and other such strong feelings is part and parcel of the business model to get and/or retain an audience -- be it the audience of social media platforms, of the online infotainment media aggregators/providers, or the audience of others who make their money and/or living on feeding and fueling people's insecurities and other such strong feelings.
Remember all the hype about Y2k leading to massive problems? It's only that now there are way more stories to sell to way more people in way more ways. It's good to be informed about what could happen and does happen but it's more important to put it in perspective of what it really means.