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Without even reading the article, I would suggest that people should do whatever makes sense to them to protect themselves and their loved ones. Waiting for r
by LinuxBender 9y ago
Without even reading the article, I would suggest that people should do whatever makes sense to them to protect themselves and their loved ones. Waiting for real world statistics to back you up is additional risk. I would suggest it would be pragmatic and entirely logical to be proactive and prepare for the worst.
- gowld 9y agoHow do you know what makes sense if you don't know the statistics? Any action could be more harm than help.
- LinuxBender 9y agoExperience has shown that common sense can augment or even replace statistics. Statistics are great for confirming or rejecting what you knew using common sense.
- delecti 9y agoLiterally the entire point of the field of statistics is to augment our highly fallible "common sense" with objective measures of assessment.
- fhood 9y agoGood idea. I should preemptively murder anyone who might cause me harm. I know I am being ridiculous, but you get my point. Evidence based decisions and all that.