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minus-square BrooklynMan ( @BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink0•edit-21 year agosigh… a drought can’t be a pandemic because it’s not a disease. ffs, is there nobody literate in journalism anymore? if drought is on the verge of becoming widespread and devastating, just say that.
minus-square Stefen Auris ( @stefenauris@pawb.social ) linkfedilink3•edit-21 year agoNot to be pedantic, but I was totally thinking the same thing when I saw the article. I get the figurative thing but I also feel like these kind of headlines are just trying to pander to simple minded people.
sigh… a drought can’t be a pandemic because it’s not a disease. ffs, is there nobody literate in journalism anymore?
if drought is on the verge of becoming widespread and devastating, just say that.
Not to be pedantic, but I was totally thinking the same thing when I saw the article. I get the figurative thing but I also feel like these kind of headlines are just trying to pander to simple minded people.