Comments on: Cell Phones Double the Risk of Cancer http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/03/30/cell-phones-double-the-risk-of-cancer/ Nick Ramsay, blogging from Japan. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:52 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/03/30/cell-phones-double-the-risk-of-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 Mike Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:30:18 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=321#comment-3712 Yeah the media isn't really a useful source of information. They are just there to sell papers and claiming that people's cancer risk is doubled, makes a nice headline and sells a lot of papers! Yeah the media isn’t really a useful source of information. They are just there to sell papers and claiming that people’s cancer risk is doubled, makes a nice headline and sells a lot of papers!

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/03/30/cell-phones-double-the-risk-of-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-3694 Nick Ramsay Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:39:18 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=321#comment-3694 Yeah, perhaps my sarcasm doesn't come across quite as it was meant to when I said "now there’s evidence that mobile phones are more dangerous than smoking!". The main point I wanted to make was that 0.009% is so stupidly small that, like the gyoza, this really isn't something we should be made to worry about. :???: Yeah, perhaps my sarcasm doesn’t come across quite as it was meant to when I said “now there’s evidence that mobile phones are more dangerous than smoking!”. The main point I wanted to make was that 0.009% is so stupidly small that, like the gyoza, this really isn’t something we should be made to worry about. :???:

]]> By: ShaneS http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/03/30/cell-phones-double-the-risk-of-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-3693 ShaneS Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:44:02 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=321#comment-3693 ...and you got on me about asking what the Kanji was for Made in China!!! I couldn't agree more with the fact the news is often sensational and morbid entertainment for many. But we're talking about it - so <i>they</i> win. I agree with Keith and think that it's more likely that I'll get hit by a bus that die of brain cancer from my cell phone (fingers crossed). …and you got on me about asking what the Kanji was for Made in China!!!

I couldn’t agree more with the fact the news is often sensational and morbid entertainment for many. But we’re talking about it – so they win.

I agree with Keith and think that it’s more likely that I’ll get hit by a bus that die of brain cancer from my cell phone (fingers crossed).

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/03/30/cell-phones-double-the-risk-of-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-3691 Nick Ramsay Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:23:23 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=321#comment-3691 Yes, but most people don't realize it's all fear mongering for profit. Few people have the time or patience to read beyond the headline or first paragraph, and certainly don't read between the lines. If just one person reads my post and thinks, "Good point! 0.009%? Wow, I didn't think of that!", then it would have been worth my time to write it. Yes, but most people don’t realize it’s all fear mongering for profit. Few people have the time or patience to read beyond the headline or first paragraph, and certainly don’t read between the lines.

If just one person reads my post and thinks, “Good point! 0.009%? Wow, I didn’t think of that!”, then it would have been worth my time to write it.

]]> By: Keith http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/03/30/cell-phones-double-the-risk-of-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-3690 Keith Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:30:34 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=321#comment-3690 Nick there is so much "Shi#" on the media these days and nothing is going to change that. Good news does not make for an interesting subject and humans love to hear bad news. If I am wrong, why do most of us tune into the news everyday!! BBC, CNN, ABC and most of them mostly contain gory news about the world. I do think we need media however, the media in many cases makes it worst by actually reporting the hideous crimes. Terrorists would be buggered if no media reported what they did. They too use the media to get their goals of spreading fear. If no fear was reported mmmm there would be no fear!! This is not to say that we should close our eyes to what is going on but with reporting comes a great responsibility of not going too far. Media outlets do not care about what is right and what is wrong and are only in it for the money!! Can you imagine the bosses at CNN thinking "mmmm that is not the right thing to print" naaaaa that is not going to happen simply because the more gory, the more interesting it is. Why is Pro-westling so popular I wonder. It is obviously all bullshi# but humans like to see other humans in pain! Boxing is truly a blood sport yet millions is made from watching two guys try to give brain damage to each other. Cell phones double the risk of cancer mmm now that makes for a great headline!! Way way more people die from choking on food, walking across the road, having sex even (Don't give sex up because it is worth the risk!!) but this kind of stuff simply is not news worthy!! Keith Nick there is so much “Shi#” on the media these days and nothing is going to change that. Good news does not make for an interesting subject and humans love to hear bad news.
If I am wrong, why do most of us tune into the news everyday!! BBC, CNN, ABC and most of them mostly contain gory news about the world. I do think we need media however, the media in many cases makes it worst by actually reporting the hideous crimes.
Terrorists would be buggered if no media reported what they did. They too use the media to get their goals of spreading fear. If no fear was reported mmmm there would be no fear!!
This is not to say that we should close our eyes to what is going on but with reporting comes a great responsibility of not going too far. Media outlets do not care about what is right and what is wrong and are only in it for the money!!
Can you imagine the bosses at CNN thinking “mmmm that is not the right thing to print” naaaaa that is not going to happen simply because the more gory, the more interesting it is.
Why is Pro-westling so popular I wonder. It is obviously all bullshi# but humans like to see other humans in pain! Boxing is truly a blood sport yet millions is made from watching two guys try to give brain damage to each other.
Cell phones double the risk of cancer mmm now that makes for a great headline!! Way way more people die from choking on food, walking across the road, having sex even (Don’t give sex up because it is worth the risk!!) but this kind of stuff simply is not news worthy!!

Keith

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