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Hot take: My brother-in-law who's a firefighter said our industry's obsession with 'instant' alerts is creating a false sense of security... and it got me thinking.
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mila_murphy1mo ago
That Wired piece said we get like 80 notifications a day.
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nancyramirez1mo ago
That Wired article last month made a similar point about alert fatigue.
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hayes.wade1mo ago
Alert fatigue is real. My phone buzzes with so many notifications I just ignore them all now. That article nailed how constant warnings make us tune out completely.
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owens.laura22d ago
Nancyramirez you're right and that Wired piece made me realize I miss important alerts because my phone cries wolf too much.
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