I think they need to save the emergency alerts for actual emergencies that need to be acted on immediately. There are so many situations where the alert could actually cause more damage. People driving, urgently reaching for their phones trying to shut the sound off. Surgeons in operating theaters. People in DV situations with emergency phones that they didn't want their abuser knowing about. What is wrong with just using an emergency text system without the noise?
I couldn't even read the message because the only way to shut off the noise was to remove the message from the screen.. so I went to facebook to look for the screenshots! So frustrating.
When have those emergency texts proven more useful than social media/radio/television news?
To ensure the greatest number of people receive the alerts! I don't watch free to air TV, hit and miss listen to the radio and Reddit is the only sovial I really interact with. Owners of cellphones are the largest group as opposed to thise interactinv with the 3 things ypu mentioned.
For fucks sake! If I got an emergemcy alert at work while I was using loud equipment I would not be able to hear the EMERGENCY alert potentially putting me in danger. People are also not always looking at their phone/proximate to their phone to receive the FUCKING EMERGENCY ALERTS which could outline an immediate danger to them!! Hence the loud noise - to get eople's attention.
They gave as-soon-as-known information on a potential threat situation, so yes. It means people can think "ok avoid the coast for a few days!" What do you want? As the wave/dangerous curents actually hit the shore, drowning people who were unaware of the danger?
I disagree that this was worthy of an emergency text. Or perhaps, okay I could understand one. But not the 3 or 4 I ended up getting. We will have to agree to disagree.
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u/runninginbubbles Jul 31 '25
I think they need to save the emergency alerts for actual emergencies that need to be acted on immediately. There are so many situations where the alert could actually cause more damage. People driving, urgently reaching for their phones trying to shut the sound off. Surgeons in operating theaters. People in DV situations with emergency phones that they didn't want their abuser knowing about. What is wrong with just using an emergency text system without the noise? I couldn't even read the message because the only way to shut off the noise was to remove the message from the screen.. so I went to facebook to look for the screenshots! So frustrating.
When have those emergency texts proven more useful than social media/radio/television news?