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The only thing that matters in the end is total population mortality rate.
by dnautics 7y ago
The only thing that matters in the end is total population mortality rate.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoThat is a bad metric. The death rate could be really bad yet the overall death rate would still not change very much.
- imtringued 7y agoIf I am the only person on the planet with a 100% deadly disease why should I force everyone else to suffer because of me?
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoThe fear and suffering alone is enough to have a negative effect on people, so it matters.
- spookthesunset 7y agoSo is shutting down the entire worlds economy. That has massive, very real impacts well beyond just money.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoYa, but the anxiety of thinking you might sick and die also has negative impacts beyond just money.