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Key PointsSo with Covid-19 spreading like the flu during the flu season, what are we supposed to do? I've been around people with COVID-19, and everyone seems to have a different perspective, but for the most part, all their symptoms seem to resemble the flu. It lasted about the same time frame; symptoms were similar except for the lack of taste. But if you listen to the media, it all seems like death and full hospitals. So we traveled to Montana, where the Media was jumping all over for supposedly not taking Covid-19 seriously enough. The National Media made it sound like all the hospitals were full of people, and people were getting sick everywhere.
Well, when we got to our place outside of Bozeman, the reality was a bit different. Some people were wearing masks; some weren't. No one was talking about it. Most of the Restaurants and markets had signed up. But there was no fear in the air; the hospitals weren't full. In fact, after having talked to a few people, we found out that most of the hospitals were empty and in bad financial shape. People were going about their daily business. We talked to a few more people and asked how many people they knew were still hiding in their homes for fear of getting Covid-19, and no one knew of any. To be honest, I was surprised. I have multiple neighbors still burrowed into their homes that have barely left since last March for fear of getting COVID-19.
So, here's the issue as I see it. Depending on where you live, the media has scared the life out of certain population centers around the country. It seems like if you're on the coasts, the media has scared many people beyond reason. The further towards the center of the country, the less afraid you are of Covid-19.
So is this a Media driven frenzy? It sure seems like it. The denser the population, the less common sense people use, and the more people give the Media validity. My dad always told me to be highly skeptical of the news stories because the News only makes money when people are watching, so the more sensational the media can make a story, the more viewers will watch. Interestingly, he also said it all comes back to ad sales and, therefore, what the advertisers want because they write the checks.
Form your own opinion but get the facts first, and don't think that Facebook will get the facts for you.
