Experience is Knowledge

 Most information spreads online with social media or through news outlets. The decision is can people be trusted on social media, and which news outlets are telling the whole story. For the corona-virus, it's a hard decision to make because who you listen to could change your actions and how you see this situation of a global pandemic. 

My personal preference is listening to experiences. I listen to news outlets, and pay attention to some social media but I hardly ever trust it, none the less base my actions upon it. Friends and family who have been personally affected, articles about people's experiences with the virus, and famous athletes or celebrities have also been affected are who I trust. That last choice is strange, but why would someone with a huge platform and has tremendous amount of influence among young kids who aspire to be them, lie about an experience. They are often not tied into political affairs, usually, and they know their voice actually means something. Below is a video of Matthew McConaughey speaking out and using his voice to try and influence people to follow the necessary precautions so we can get through these times.

I try to listen to everybody regardless of what they believe or how they get their information. One of my buddies that I talked to, who is in a frat, was upset that they got singled out for second tests. He started complaining that it only affects old people, us younger kids have nothing to worry about, and that masks don't even help that much since we take them off in our rooms anyways. He wasn't completely wrong, but it definitely seemed like he never got the whole story. Yes, it affects people of age, but it also affects young adults, teenagers, and children too. If they don't have any underlying health condition then yea they'll more than likely be okay, but that's not the problem. It's those kids and young adults who then go on to visit with their parents and grandparents, and now there's a high chance of families losing loved ones. The entire story makes a difference. What actually happens and how it affects people make a difference. Just ensure that your information is trustworthy, and take proper action then we will be able to get through this.