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If we reduce the number of people dying, you will still see stories just like this because they have an impact and they cause reflection. They're meaningful sto
by cheschire 7y ago
If we reduce the number of people dying, you will still see stories just like this because they have an impact and they cause reflection. They're meaningful stories.
Many fewer people did die prematurely in the last 50 years, precisely because people did the work you're wanting them to do.
The reason this story even could happen is because it's so rare to hear stories like this anymore. It's not like the middle ages where 30-50% infant mortality was common. People wouldn't have the energy to organize emotional support for every child that died in those days.
Child mortality is dropping ridiculously fast. You can't get to zero though.
https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality
- melling 7y agoYou’re sort of taking a tangent on what I was saying. It’s not really relevant to my point. Yes, the world is a much better place. Your article summarized it nicely: “Rising prosperity, rising education and the spread of health care around the globe are the major drivers of this progress.” My point is that more research compounded over decades would help us cure more people sooner. I didn’t say we can cure everyone but perhaps we can make it extremely rare.
- mruts 7y agoThings like this are already extremely rare. The number of kids that die from cancer has to be a very very large sigma event.