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   Teri Kanefield (teri_kanefield@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 02:30:27 JST Teri Kanefield

   Reminder:

   It is not a good idea to respond to every bit of craziness in the news.

   By "crazy" I mean speculation.

   If we respond (click) all are encouraging craziness.

   People click, and the people spreading crazy get rich and they have an inventive to continue.

   Traditional news publishers learn that there is $$ in spreading crazy.

   In the past, people saw speculation, felt worried and asked me how things work.

   We are then part of the cycle.

   Let's not be part of the problem.

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     Teri Kanefield (teri_kanefield@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 04-Jun-2024 07:49:17 JST Teri Kanefield

     in reply to

     I have been cautioning against what I call "what if" rabbit holes since 2019.

     The problem with being in a "what if" rabbit hole is you are in a hole and can't see anything.

     You lose your range of vision. Literally, you have no perspective.

     You also can't think about real problems while you are worried about "what if."

     Nobody can be productive lost in a hole.

     If a "what if" thing happens, we deal with it.