Everybody Take A Deep Breath!
We all know that one of the causes of the Great Depression of 1929 in the US was due to The Sheep Effect. That’s what I call it when everyone is scared because everyone is scared. Or everyone begins to hoard because everyone is beginning to hoard. In 1929 people jumped out of buildings because they believed that everyone believed it was the end of the world. The news has that effect on people!
Sometimes a little levity and perspective is in order. I’ve blogged about this before. The media just loves to stir the pot and make us all believe the end of the world is near. We all know bad news sells newspapers! Yet, we take most of our cues from headlines, don’t do our own research, and typically jump on board with the sheep if we’re not careful. (I know, dear readers, none of this applies to you, because you are all intelligent blog readers who pay attention. But you KNOW someone, yes?)
I just stumbled this post from a friend of mine, but thought I’d share it with you here. Jim “Taz” Taszarek, a long time radio guy, now writes about media and media sales. Thought you’d enjoy his take on all this insanity. Enjoy!
Beth
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I think the media is stirring up the presidential election.
Personally, I don’t want to know what the media thinks, I want to know what I think . . .
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