Don’t Yell For Help

Problem: People yell “Help!” when confronted with an emergency. No one comes.

Solution: Yell something with meaning. “Fire!” works.

Seriously, “Help” needs more information. The common use case is “Help!” being shorthand for “Help! My boyfriend is tickling me!”. Yelling “Fire!” has more information. It has a common use case of “Fire! Something is burning and assistance is needed to put it out, rescue people, or call professionals! Come evaluate!”

This is about information. People do care about their fellows; people have jumped out of bed one too many time for “Help! My boyfriend is tickling me!”

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