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Hearing news reports on the radio and seeing articles online, it really seems like the media WANTS monkeypox to become a crisis. The language they use is very urgent and seems intended to drive people to a panic. Why? Who benefits from shutting the world down over random illnesses?
I don't listen to anything the media says. Anything the media says, I do the opposite.
It's the Gay pox.
The media being reluctant to talk about that fact makes awareness about it harsher against the gay community. Ironically not wanting to talk about that aspect because they dont want to be viewed homophobic
Eh, I hate sensationalism just as much as I hate flippancy. People use the media's overexaggeration of any given issue to go ahead and massively underexaggerate the same issue (referencing coronavirus).
Anyway, monkeypox seems like it could legitimately become a big deal for the gay community, and if it spreads too much, it could end up affecting everyone else, but fortunately it doesn't seem to be deadly. Something not killing you doesn't mean it's not dangerous, though. It can carry a significant financial burden, especially in the US, and more severe cases can happen for a myriad of reasons.
That's pretty much it, though. I'd recommend just avoiding any more news that talks about it unless something bigger happens with it.
Because it's big bucks for them, dude. Same with school shootings and that like; the news outlets get way higher viewership when something like that happens.
Because the media sucks donkey balls for fun! They blew up the coronavirus and made it look like the end of the world, they started the panic-buying craze, they allowed bastards to pump up prices for everything and keep trying to make things appear far worse than they are.
Why did internet prices in Germany go up?! Because of the war?! Do we import internet from Ukraine?!!?!
Drama, tragedy and fear is their fuel.
Yes, prices have gone up rapidly. There was a price bump with corona, but prices skyrocketed with Putin's stupid war. However, he is not solely responsible for this - he was just a catalyst.
Now, fuel and gas prices went up - fair enough, a lot of that is imported from Russia... so we could say Russia is partly responsible for the price spike. Fine, but why did everything else go up too?
Why did internet prices almost double for example?! Do we import internet from Ukraine?! Why did garage and parking lot prices go up? Are those fueled by a steady stream of vodka and Alla Pugacheva hits?! NO!!!!
Every company just used the war as an excuse to raise the prices of everything. Hell, the company I work for is doing the same. Used car prices have gone up rapidly too. Corporations just had the perfect opportunity to do their thing, raise prices and have someone else (Russia in this instance) take the blame.
And now we are all paying the price and somehow it's ok, because the high prices exist so we can "punish" Russia. And that's BS too. The high prices exist, so greedy, rich corporations can be even richer.