Here's why conservatives and liberals differ on COVID-19.
"Conservatives might at least in part be less likely to wear masks because they don't feel as threatened by the virus itself,
If they talked about the virus as having a motive, as being a palpable enemy that is seeking to attack humans, says Zane, maybe you get greater buy-in from the start on the part of conservatives."
https://phys.org/news/2020-11-liberals-differ-covid-.html
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@Siren_six
Yep.
I agree.
But this is more about language, than intent.
If we used the language of agency, giving the virus a (false) agency, then more people will feel the threat, and act accordingly.
"The virus is out to make you sick"
@corlin I guess my point here is, I think you can have both language and intent.
@corlin Course you could also say viruses are opportunistic and as humans we can be too in order to eradicate the virus. Since it’s barely alive, killing it should be NBD, right?