Missed Diagnoses

During the recent influenza outbreak, news broadcasters switched into hilarious panic mode. Night after night they talked excitedly in the manner of newscasters in classic Japanese monster movies.
“Swine flu has been sighted outside your town and is headed your way! It will destroy you and your family! You must evacuate at once!”
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Minor Oracles

 
We certainly have it better than our ancestors of just two or three millenia ago.
Really.
They lived under governments which were poorly organized and given to inconsistent policies and illogical action. We have … wait a minute. Let me start again.
They lived at the mercy of the elements, risking disaster and death as a [...]