LogFAQs > #953278301

LurkerFAQs, Active DB, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, DB6, DB7, Database 8 ( 02.18.2021-09-28-2021 ), DB9, DB10, DB11, DB12, Clear

Topic List	Page List: 1
Topic	"I won't take the vaccine because it makes liberals mad"
COVxy 04/27/21 9:15:08 AM #16:	Balrog0 posted... If you say so. I totally disagree. I don't see any evidence that the media has negatively impacted the rate of vaccination - if anything pulling j and j seems to have increased pubic trust - and most of the "wait and see" group will do just that. But I do know 30% of Republicans just don't plan to get it at all. I mean, I suppose we'll wait on the science to come out on that. But just anecdotally online, I've seen headlines being blasted through social media abusing the laws of large numbers, framed in a way to deliberately instill fear. Perhaps that's helped the people on the fence decide to get vaccinated, but I doubt it! There are just a large number of ways in which we could boost public perception, though they run counter to the goals of most news agencies. But I just don't think "they're cutting off their noses to spite their faces" is really a productive conclusion, nor do I think it's likely to be highly supported, but that's just my own expectation. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:953278301] in "I wo... [t:79427339]...</cite> <quote>Balrog0 posted... </cite> <quote>If you say so. I totally disagree. I don't see any evidence that the media has negatively impacted the rate of vaccination - if anything pulling j and j seems to have increased pubic trust - and most of the "wait and see" group will do just that. But I do know 30% of Republicans just don't plan to get it at all.</quote> I mean, I suppose we'll wait on the science to come out on that. But just anecdotally online, I've seen headlines being blasted through social media abusing the laws of large numbers, framed in a way to deliberately instill fear. Perhaps that's helped the people on the fence decide to get vaccinated, but I doubt it! There are just a large number of ways in which we could boost public perception, though they run counter to the goals of most news agencies. But I just don't think "they're cutting off their noses to spite their faces" is really a productive conclusion, nor do I think it's likely to be highly supported, but that's just my own expectation. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])]</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1