The New York Times ran a poll over on its Instagram feed asking if their readers are anxious about re-entering society and 66% of them said yes.
The NY Post’s Karol Markowicz and Brooklyn resident writes, “These kinds of numbers really scare me for the future. Some people will be anxious, sure, but 66%?!”:
These kinds of numbers really scare me for the future. Some people will be anxious, sure, but 66%?! (From NYT IG Stories) pic.twitter.com/rgyGTa46oV
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) May 7, 2021
This is what you get when there’s no leadership on the issue:
I think a huge amount of this is the leadership vacuum, or leaders actively encouraging anxiety. What if we had a president and CDC officials telling people that after they're vaxxed they should lose the masks and go back to normal life?
— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) May 7, 2021
The good news is that this (hopefully) doesn’t represent a sample of the general public:
This is among New York Times readers.
DEFINITELY not a representative sample of the public. https://t.co/XPIqP9ZHUo
— Nan Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) May 7, 2021
This is good to read:
We had an outdoor neighborhood gathering of about 40 people last night. Not one mask in sight.
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) May 7, 2021
Join the rest of us, NYT readers!
To be fair, millions of people "re-entered society" months ago. Anyone who hasn't yet is going to be skewed towards the more anxious. https://t.co/FjJiahsm7R
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 7, 2021
But it’s, one, bad news if you live among NYT readers:
But I live among NYT readers! pic.twitter.com/RHk8soBfZC
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) May 7, 2021
And it’s also bad news as this will shape national coverage.
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