The really awful part is that these parents probably believed they were protecting their children. Misinformation becomes a lot darker when the consequences are irreversible.

People in wealthier countries talk about oil shocks like it just means paying more at the pump. In places like Kenya it can spiral into strikes, food inflation, unrest, and people literally dying in protests within weeks.

COVID really changed how people react to outbreaks. A few years ago most people outside the region probably wouldn’t have paid attention until it got much worse.

Japan somehow managed to turn a bullet train into an emotional support mascot and honestly the world feels slightly less fun now that it’s ending.

The fact a nuclear facility is now close enough to regional fighting that “no radiological leak reported” becomes the reassuring headline is pretty terrifying by itself.

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