tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post490393799441204681..comments2024-03-25T09:11:17.877-07:00Comments on The Curious Wavefunction: Some thoughts on the events around BostonWavefunctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-23325349347237333292013-04-29T18:45:15.168-07:002013-04-29T18:45:15.168-07:00Didn't know you'd married. Congratulation...Didn't know you'd married. Congratulations ! ! ! !<br /><br />LuysiiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-81841476242116725492013-04-26T06:42:19.958-07:002013-04-26T06:42:19.958-07:00Yes, the point about publicity is important. The p...Yes, the point about publicity is important. The publicity leads such rare events with relatively low casualty rates (relative to many other incidents involving loss of life) to be sensationalized and overemphasized at the expense of other more frequent and thus more important ones.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-40186480551164827682013-04-26T06:00:52.716-07:002013-04-26T06:00:52.716-07:00the other problem is that this also produced a hug...the other problem is that this also produced a huge amount of publicity.<br /><br />Of course, I do not know what actually motivates a person to attack innocent people. But I guess the prospect of shutting down a whole city and being in the news for days is part of the motivation ...Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138335803929997277noreply@blogger.com