I’m sure these freak events really happened, but it seems irresponsib(ru)le to make people feel like this might happen to them, just for views

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  • inverted_deflector@startrek.website
    11·
    11 months ago

    The video series he does is to essentially put the viewer in the shoes of the diagnosis process and mystery of it all. Is it irresponsible when videos showing mystery stories dont lead with who the killer was or when jokes dont start with the punch line?

    If you just clicked the video you’d see the first image is a disclosure mentioning that this kind of case is uncommon and explaining the circumstances in which you should seek medical attention.

    Overall I dont see why putting all the facts in a headline makes it more or less responsible. You want to know the story then watch it. It’s not like the story is misleading or wrong, and his video in particular is pretty thorough in going over exactly whats happening and why.

    • Ookami38@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      11 months ago

      But the headline should just be… What? Man dies? I guess that’s not clickbait. Not very interesting, either. Almost like YouTube videos are made to be entertainment, with some knowledge sprinkled in.

      Chubbyemus videos are some of the least clickbait stuff I’ve seen, hands down lol.

    • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      51·
      11 months ago

      But then it still doesn’t make sense to lead with the dog lick. Clearly, there were symptoms. I doubt they rushed someone to the ER immediately after a dog licked them. That’s absurd.

        • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
          3·
          11 months ago

          Yes, but the patient didn’t present with a dog lick, and I doubt it was even a consideration to begin with. “Dog lick shuts down man’s organs!!!1!!1!” just gets views. It’s not really honest imo.

          • Ookami38@sh.itjust.works
            3·
            11 months ago

            Cool, I’ll talk here then. Yeah they presented with an illness that was transmitted to them via dog lick. Still not clickbait. The dog lick caused the illness in a weird fashion. There’s nothing sensationalizing dogs, or fear mongering or anything else. It’s a weird medical case, BECAUSE it was transmitted by a dog.