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Matthew Curlewis's avatar

Thank you SO much for presenting this 'keep calm and carry on' story in the way that you do. It is a tone of voice and a way of presenting information that is so hugely absent from mainstream media these days. And I love your signoff: Do. Not. Comply.

I'll share with you a bit of levity in response, by way of an Australian news item I saw, that attempted its own brand of, "What ELSE can we make people afraid of?"

So there had been a new kind of shark attack in Tasmania - this time a young boy had been harmed. Poor chap had been sitting on the front of his Dad's fishing boat when out of nowhere, a shark leapt out of the water, took a chunk out of the kid, and then disappeared. Of course not great, but the boy was rushed to hospital, stitched up, and survived just fine.

The reporter on the scene of this small fishing community explained that everyone was now absolutely terrified. And of course as a result, ALL the local fisherpeople would now be "CHANGING THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES." Cut to a local fisher-bloke who, presumably, would explain this, who then said, and I really do quote:

"Yeah... well sure, I won't be taking a sunny day crap over the side any more. Bugger that!"

Just thought you might enjoy this true story of 'When fear-mongering took a nose dive!"

Thanks again!

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this little authoritarian's avatar

There are some potentially nasty pathogens out there but compared to politicians, health authorities, compliant health staff and hospital protocols... not as likely to kill or maim you.

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