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Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Certainly there is a social benefit to the extreme reporting. Think about it...if the news were less sensational and frightening, thousands/millions would ignore the warnings about social interaction. As Americans, we don’t take orders well. Perhaps a bit of hype is helpful.

Oddly, in this case, you may be right.

Even with all of the media frenzy, there have been many, many people that still aren't listening and still aren't social distancing.

Are some of the folks not listening because they figure the media is FOS? Or is it just because they are idiots or conspiracy nuts or youth that figure that they are invincible or "it only happens to other people."