Why hasn't the media rubbed our noses in COVID deaths? It might be the thing that saves us

[FigNorton]

Not looking to continue a fight or anything but you made me think of something I wanted to talk about:

Slippery slope vs the Ratchet Effect

So, I’m not a fan of “logical fallacies” calls being used as a debate tactic in general. But one that bugs me most is “slippery slope”. I think slippery slopes happen, both for good and ill. I think the studied concept of the Ratchet Effect is kinda an obvious example. Does anyone want to discuss how they’re same/different concepts? Or other related things.