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This is a key point that folk are genuinely surprised by when I explain it to them. It's kind of a reverse herd immunity. (I'm sure there's a better analogy.)
by auxbuss 9y ago
This is a key point that folk are genuinely surprised by when I explain it to them. It's kind of a reverse herd immunity. (I'm sure there's a better analogy.)
- keketi 9y ago> reverse herd immunity (I'm sure there's a better analogy.) Asymptomatic carrier.
- mieseratte 9y ago> Asymptomatic carrier. An asymptomatic carrier is one who exhibits no symptoms of the illness but is carrier who can infect others. I don't believe that is the right analogy here. With herd immunity you have a group with a large rate of participation, which effectively immunizes those that haven't been. Facebook is the opposite in that you may not be "infected" but if everyone around you is "infected" you might as well be, because Facebook will piece together your information based on what your friends make available. Plague almost starts to sound like a better analogy...