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Why would you post something like this? We know that the fatality rates are incredibly uncertain, at best, ranging from below a percent in some countries, to ov
by timr 7y ago
Why would you post something like this? We know that the fatality rates are incredibly uncertain, at best, ranging from below a percent in some countries, to over five percent in others.
So you're engaging in pure speculation. Why do it, other than to create panic?
- chickenpotpie 7y agoWhy try to predict anything? In a pandemic you need to prepare for the worst case scenario as soon as possible. If we do nothing many people will die and Americans need to know that is a possibility.
- timr 7y agoNobody is preparing anything based on the predictions of HN comments.
- forkexec 7y agoTo calibrate a rational response by governments, organizations and individuals. Without widely-disseminated good data, people could either be acting like it's Spring Break on Florida's beaches or hiding in their underground Cloverfield bunker. A rational response lies somewhere in the middle, depending on what the actual conditions are. Hiding data, reality and/or lying to people leaves us all less prepared to take proactive steps to protect ourselves without over-spending or being caught under-prepared. If some people panic because they can't handle reality, that's their own fault.