Nova Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Lel everyone was writing about paris but nobody noticed that a river in a rainforest got poisened from minetrash . It will be poisened for more than 100 years and animals will probably die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDingo Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Well, Paris was deliberately brutal and destroyed the lives of human beings. The mine trash was accidental and doesn't kill any people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Mine Trash is the best game ever. Don't complain about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cingal Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 1000s of people in bumfuck nowhere die everyday. 100 or so people dying in a terrorist attack in a civilised country is rare and thus a lot more meaningful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Coffeecup Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Well the Paris attack was rare in itself, the 1000 guys is considered normal. Hence the attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Rip Rio Doce You were so flowing Atleast biologist try to help the river Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 4 hours ago, Nova said: Lel everyone was writing about paris but nobody noticed that a river in a rainforest got poisened from minetrash . It will be poisened for more than 100 years and animals will probably die. If you're talking about an Iron-ore mine in Brazil, yes people noticed that. It was featured as a current topic in one of my lectures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 well when you word it like that, it's kind of hard to care. anyways, I heard about this when it happened and while it's sad, we kind of can't do anything about it other than hope it gets cleaned enough to offset the damage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) 4 hours ago, Cingal said: 1000s of people in bumfuck nowhere die everyday. 100 or so people dying in a terrorist attack in a civilised country is rare and thus a lot more meaningful. So what you're really saying is that one life is more meaningful and has more value than the other and therefore deserves more attention? It's that sort of inequality and thinking that gets us in trouble in the first place. Edited December 30, 2015 by Mr. Fox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 4 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said: So what you're really saying is that one life is more meaningful and has more value than the other and therefore deserves more attention? It's that sort of inequality and thinking that gets us in trouble in the first place. ...If the news was weighted 'per life' the whole half hour would be about starvation and aids. The News is about interesting and unusual occurrences, the more unusual and local they are, the more time is devoted to reporting them. This is not a value judgement about human life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Just now, Saxon said: ...If the news was weighted 'per life' the whole half hour would be about starvation and aids. The News is about interesting and unusual occurrences, the more unusual and local they are, the more time is devoted to reporting them. This is not a value judgement about human life. You're right, it's about the best way to cash in on the misery of others. The more dramatic, the more hits, and nothing sells like some good old homegrown drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cingal Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said: So what you're really saying is that one life is more meaningful and has more value than the other and therefore deserves more attention? It's that sort of inequality and thinking that gets us in trouble in the first place. Of course. It's all relative at the end of the day. Most people would choose to save the lives of their loved ones over random strangers. Hell, I'm fairly sure if most people were given the choice to save their pet dog at the cost of 10 random Africans they'll never meet, they'd probably choose the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said: You're right, it's about the best way to cash in on the misery of others. The more dramatic, the more hits, and nothing sells like some good old homegrown drama. I don't think I'd describe news as 'profiteering on misery', because that's overly cynical. News is utilitarian, so bad things matter more than 'everything is a-okay', and news items become more important the nearer they get to the viewer. That's why the weatherman reports a big storm coming your way with great importance, rather than reporting that 'the Sahara was dry today'. Edited December 30, 2015 by Saxon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therapy Sergal Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Nobody is going to comment on "poisEned" ? Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Therapy Sergal said: Nobody is going to comment on "poisEned" ? Okay. he's a german kid, other threads have been down this route before, short answer not worth arguing over. he dun speak the english, he is a man of the germs Edited December 31, 2015 by evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatFanatic Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 But... they make great food... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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