Actually, to be fair, I don't mind that people don't get wound into a tizzy over car accidents or flu deaths. I don't even mind that the media makes a fuss over SARS and not malaria. SARS is, after all, new and one presumes, therefore, news.
What irks me is the disproportionate measures people take to "protect" themselves from SARS (like not going to Chinatown O.o) or anthrax-laced envelopes (like opening your mail with gloves and a mask on). I really liked the antrhrax website whose "tips to protect yourself" were along the lines of "Eat right, get some exercise, and see your doctor periodically, because this will have A MUCH GREATER IMPACT on your lifespan than anything you could do about a highly unlikely form of terrorist attack".
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Date: 2003-06-24 04:56 pm (UTC)What irks me is the disproportionate measures people take to "protect" themselves from SARS (like not going to Chinatown O.o) or anthrax-laced envelopes (like opening your mail with gloves and a mask on). I really liked the antrhrax website whose "tips to protect yourself" were along the lines of "Eat right, get some exercise, and see your doctor periodically, because this will have A MUCH GREATER IMPACT on your lifespan than anything you could do about a highly unlikely form of terrorist attack".