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we live in the phase of the epidemic where alarmist news flourish

just as with any evolutionary process when the environment rewards a kind of behavior that behavior will become preponderant.

in this case even though it is far more likely that the virus would become less dangerous that idea gets less exposure, people will more likely read the scarier news.




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