i think "addicted to bad news" really is a big part of it and social media has only made that worse by streaming crime content from clickbait accounts into ppls brains 24/7. - ThreadSky

gilmored85.bsky.social • 9 days ago

i think "addicted to bad news" really is a big part of it and social media has only made that worse by streaming crime content from clickbait accounts into ppls brains 24/7.

Reposted from Aubrey Gilleran

But if crime statistics continue to improve, and the public still sees crime as a major problem, we might have adjust that theory. My prediction is that the media and the public are simply addicted to bad news, so improving crime statistics simply won't break through. 2/2

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wolfpack89.bsky.social•9 days ago

This has been true for many years. "If it bleeds, it leads" was the newsroom motto long before Facebook came along.

newsjennifer.bsky.social•9 days ago

Agreed. Social media feeds love viral crime videos. That amplification is leaving people with a sense that crime is worse than it actually is hence the polling numbers.

sammisolsdottir.bsky.social•9 days ago

NextDoor should be burned down

goodparliament.bsky.social•9 days ago

stucky.bsky.social•9 days ago

For fun, you should look into the story behind that song.

joyouspanther.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s hard to know when the media is pushing a narrative like how the economy was bad when it was doing the best in decades or when they just want views by overplaying crime stories like we are in a crime wave.

gilmored85.bsky.social•9 days ago

Watching the nyc mayoral debate last night you would have thought we were at the peak of the covid crime pop rather than in the midst of a plunge in crime, based on moderator questions. It was ridiculous

rhysneedham.bsky.social•9 days ago

It's been this way for years from people watching too much television. Just amplified manifold now?

meatieocre.bsky.social•9 days ago

Line from Elliot carver in bond, tomorrow never dies: "no news like bad news"

collinsresists.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s cheaper and easier for TV to chase ambulances than do real journalism, so if it bleeds, it leads. As a result, gullible American TV viewers needlessly fear their streets are becoming war zones.

brianjoseph.bsky.social•9 days ago

First were spoken stories. Then written. Then radio. Film. TV. Internet. Bad News is more entertaining than good News. Always has been

sammisolsdottir.bsky.social•9 days ago

People who dont live around the short north have thought it to be a haven of crime and suffering for years. All the local channels help make it happen. I hate them at this point. When i worked at veeam even 20-30 it kids were scared.

We’re at fucking Brady Bunch ass crime levels in reality

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