Kind of.
I suspect the fundamental point is that the media know that they can whip up emotions in lemmings by making them fear that someone is getting an advantage and for the media that means money.
A secondary issue is that people fear so much that someone else may be getting an advantage that they're not. Did this really start with the 80s and Thatcher's Britain or is it a human train that has only come to light in the last few years?
And how long will we accept a media that uses sensationalism to attract us? And for how long will we want sensationalism more than we want facts?
And when will we allow good people to do their jobs in the way they think best, accepting that as humans they will not be perfect or even always right.
>>Hopefully they'll now agree some ground rules for leftovers.
I guess. But why can we only do or accept anything if there are rules governing it and dictating actions?
In business one is typically trusted to do the given job and judged on results without having every second decision second guessed and without having rules, other than basic governance, overseeing everything.
Largely, I think, because the lemmings don't understand business so other than making up conspiracy theories they haven't really got anywhere else to go.
Whereas actions by health services, insurance companies, tax authorities and politicians are something they consider themselves expert on and thus hold many opinions.
I find it depressing and not a little irritating.
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