tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post399777622007642983..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: Unemployment Falls Againsnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-52808159001005048772008-04-17T16:17:00.000+01:002008-04-17T16:17:00.000+01:00Hi Hughes,It's certainly received wisdom that doom...Hi Hughes,<BR/><BR/>It's certainly received wisdom that doom and gloom sells newspapers - but ever since newspapers have become more angry and strident their readership has been falling. There is only so much doom the human spirit can take - and when it varies so strongly with reality, people simply dump the news and read fun stuff about celebs :-)snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-54322653981632666292008-04-17T10:52:00.000+01:002008-04-17T10:52:00.000+01:00Trouble is, doom and gloom seems to sell papers. ...Trouble is, doom and gloom seems to sell papers. Humans seem to have a need to be told dismal, mildly scary stories; before electric light they were mostly about ghosts, ghouls and the proverbial things that go bump in the night, now that we all lead such comfortable lives they're about the bad times just around the corner.<BR/><BR/>There is a possible evolutionary explanation for mankind’s mildAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com