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Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that downplay
s the gravity of the covid situation in news & public me
By: Masked Man Date: February 24, 2025, 4:59 pm
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I gotta a Peeve about insensitivity to number of death of
animals to bird flu
… a health department or news channel can’t convince me that
it’s not of public concern or the public is not endangered when
a flock or herd of say 50- 20,000 creatures either die or are
culled (killed) on a regular basis because of bird flu every
couple days at any given place for quite some time now.
While these creatures aren’t human one might still say these are
living beings there but for the grace of what go we? A creature
is a living form and bird flu is proving itself successful so to
speak with each being it enters gaining the edge with each
infection making way for more likelihood of mutation not in
human species favor
Replace the word culled “birds” with killed “life forms” and
yeah we should be empathetic to say the very least we should be
concerned after al we are “living forms” as well.
… the virus is exponentially thriving making it more powerful
as a virus. ..
…so once again bird flu is of great public concern already doing
a number on all of us intertwined with us being equally part
animal…
We should be uncomfortable with the death of so many creatures …
there should be signs of discomfort coming from a rational
persons perspective of the matter…
when I rode my bike in my safety mask briefly racing through a
grocery store parking lot I didn’t notice a look of discomfort
at all on the general public’s maskless faces even with their
herd-like behavior …tsk tsk tsk the people flock together in the
same animalistic behavior as the birds and cattle all standing
in line in huddle… no different than most herdlike flock like
animals we see. The same bathrooms the same drinking fountain
standing in the same lines all standing in the footprints of one
another like cattle..these are but creatures of habit definitely
not concerned about bird flu or the flu for that matter in the
local store.
My personal strategy and thought are as thus: I say Study the
animals … observe them. see how they thrive or fall and you
might stand a chance in this giant terrarium we call the
environment .. don’t do what the animals do that die… be they
they a lesson on to us who want to survive this bird flu should
it escalate or continue to escalate at its current rate .. this
is a flu that is a herd disease or a flock disease where animals
crowd together their membranes soaking it all in… wanna live
don’t act like cattle do the opposite of the animals .. don’t
shed together. Wanna be different than a susceptible animal then
filter the air with a mask unless you want to breathe in the
air of the gathering that is in the local store.. wear a mask
unless you want to be as free as a bird with bird flu. Wear a
mask to truly separate yourself from the flock and their feather
dander. You are the only animal that can choose to not breathe
in what they are breathing by wearing a mask :)
Bird flu is in our wildlife, in our zoos, right outside our
window, and in our greatest food sources dairy and egg
livestock… bird flu is of public concern now obviously.
True precautions and true preventative measures mean just that…
‘pre’ means before and to be truly safe one must be well
rehearsed and already in the habit of taking actions before it
is actually deemed necessary for it to serve as a true
‘pre’ventative.
If one wears a mask as a precautionary measure then that means
one wears a mask before people are actually infected.
It’s also pretty weird they kill a gigantic herd or flock
instead of just letting whichever creatures survive the bird flu
… I’m not arguing for or against it but what f the ones that
were meant to survive the flu have a special ability or
something to survive bird flu and are supposed to live? In other
words if they didn’t kill all the livestock or poultry and let
some of them that survived would those survivors have given
birth to offspring that also had the genes or ability to survive
bird flu as well? Don’t get me wrong I’m all about eradicating
bird flu but these are questions worth thinking about when
killing off entire herd of birds including some that may have
what it takes to have survived the disease. While I’m not
suggesting that we endanger people by letting an infested flock
run free to infect everybody I am suggesting saving those
specimens that recover from bird flu because this may lead to
the understanding or the key to eradicating bird flu… we study
what is special about the birds that survive bird flu and we see
if their young have the propensity to also survive bird flu
under some controlled environment… we quarantine some of the
sick birds and let those live that do live of those quarantined
sick birds. That’s what I propose rather than just killing all
the sick birds because the sick birds that survive might be the
birds that are supposed to live in order for us to study and
find the cure.
This is just something to think about: If but a fraction of sick
birds for example were quarintined (and safe from human species
that would wear pep when handling them), would not 5 to 10
percent of this fraction of infected birds survive to give birth
to other birds that might be survivors and might help shed light
on the bird flu itself?
Meanwhile a lot of people aren’t scared enough to wear masks
yet they have no problem culling the whole herd or flock ..
just something to think about. Why not live and let live at
least a small fraction that would have lived? We breed animals
for all sorts of reasons why not breed some survivors from the
fraction of a sick ones in a safe quarantined controlled area?
#Post#: 3264--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that downplay
s the gravity of the covid situation in news & public me
By: Steve Date: March 9, 2025, 8:04 am
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"The risk for human infection is low."
If I had a nickel for every time a news broadcast or an online
article mentioned some variant of that phrase for HPAI (or for
whatever new variant of Covid emerges), I may not become a
millionaire but I'd need to rent some storage space in order to
keep all of the nickels that I had collected.
If the risk is low, why not make it even lower? Why not try to
realistically eliminate the risk at all? Why wait until the risk
is high in order to enact additional protective measures?
The whole idea of locking the doors to your house at night is to
lower the already low risk of a burglary. Every day, we take
additional protective measures that lowers our risk for
calamities that already low in nature. We wash our clothes, we
vacuum, we dust... we perform outdoor chores even though the
risk of consequence is low if we don't perform these activities.
So why not just lower the risk still while it is already low?
#Post#: 4965--------------------------------------------------
Re: List your pet peeves in semantics and language that downplay
s the gravity of the covid situation in news & public me
By: Masked Man Date: January 30, 2026, 5:48 pm
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The latest latest pet peeve of mine is when during a public
health emergency a public health organization or health official
says "no need for Panic" or "Don't Panic!"
Here's some key points I blatantly stole off the internet
because they are so well said:
"Research suggests that simply telling people to "calm down" or
"not to panic" can backfire by minimizing their fears without
giving them tools to manage the situation, which can be seen as
unprofessional or dismissive
Undermines Trust: If the public feels the message is masking a
worse reality, it leads to mistrust of health authorities.
Ignores Valid Fear: If there is a real threat, telling people
not to panic can seem callous or irresponsible, especially if it
is used to avoid answering tough questions, as argued in some
crisis scenarios.
Creates Confusion: If a "no panic" message contradicts the
actual, visible severity of a situation, it can lead to a
chaotic,, and uncooperative public
Best Practices for Health Ministers
Experts suggest that instead of telling people how to feel
("don't panic"), effective communication should:
Acknowledge Fear: Validate that the situation is serious,
which builds empathy.
Provide Transparency: Be honest about what is known and
unknown to avoid accusations of hiding the truth.
Offer Actionable Steps: Give the public clear instructions
on what to do to protect themselves.
Show Competence: Focus on the steps being taken to manage
the crisis, rather than just the emotional state of the public.
In essence, telling the public "not to panic" is generally
considered poor communication if it is used to avoid
accountability or to downplay a severe situation, but it can be
part of a calming strategy if paired with concrete information
and guidance".
...now when I hear some health minister or newscaster say "don't
panic" I interpret that as meaning "don't do anything at all,
Don't think about it ,Don't worry about others, Don't prepare or
take heed of anything Don't bother to protect yourself, Don't
respond, and just take whatever throws a punch at you right in
the face and don't complain if you get hurt or die... just don't
panic or respond or show natural inborn fight or flight
behavior. basically they just want us to be stupid and dumb to
all care and concern... totally meek and to be good subjects and
patrons. Don't read anything, don't question anything, and
basically just be complacent, Don't rock the boat, Don't move,
wiggle too much, and just be a good sitting duck.
...That's actually a tall order and much more work than just
acting like responsible caring citizen if you ask me.. Ha! I
couldn't possibly do all that aforementioned stuff without my
mask on!
It's a lot easier to just live with "the panic" and just wear a
mask and take precautions and survive, ;)
The Masked Man
P.S. in reality all the pet peeves mentioned in this thread are
actually justifiable complaints.. we have the right to make
these complaints and they are harmful things that irk us for a
reason. I should retitle this thread: "They Aren't Just Pet
Peeves".
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