In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors 300 to the Flu 250 to Suicide 200 to Car Accidents 40 to Homicide via Handgun Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.
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Replying to @neiltyson
Not only is this incorrect (the medical errors figure is a common myth), it's also a ridiculously absurd piece of whataboutism We can care about more than one thing, Neil
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What are you talking about? Every big car accident gets a newspaper column. Influenza deaths get media attention every year. Entire books are written about suicide on a weekly basis. People care about a lot of things
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