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Note also that in Italy, deaths from coronavirus have already surpassed yearly deaths from auto accidents—-and this is just the beginning.

clouddrover 7y ago
Johns Hopkins coronavirus case map: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html Italy is currently at 4,825 deaths.
- wmeredith 7y ago
  Italy had 3,333 auto accident deaths in 2016 (the latest year I could find quickly). Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic...
ryanlol 7y ago
I’m not sure how that’s relevant though, SpaceX employees are much younger and healthier than the people dying in italy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/99-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/99-of-tho... How many employees over 70 do you think SpaceX has?
- new_realist 7y ago
  SpaceX employees will infect everyone: their grandparents, people with pre-existinng conditions at the grocery store, etc. They will contribute to community spread.
- clouddrover 7y ago
  How many friends and relatives over 70 do you think SpaceX employees have? How many parents? How many will die due to the spread of coronavirus? How many will SpaceX employees infect? Italy's death toll is now up to 5,476. That's 651 more since yesterday. How many people under 70 with severe disease will survive without medical intervention, intervention they may not get if the cases spike: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavirus-in-young-people-is-it-dangerous-data-show-it-can-be https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavir... How many families will see many family members die: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51978164 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51978164 Musk's comments are all kinds of stupid. Don't waste your time defending him.
  - ryanlol 7y ago
    > Musk's comments are all kinds of stupid. Don't waste your time defending him. I don’t disagree, I’m merely objecting to the fact that new_realist appears to be deliberately misrepresenting Musk’s comments as if they weren’t silly enough as is.

clouddrover 7y ago

Johns Hopkins coronavirus case map: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html Italy is currently at 4,825 deaths.

wmeredith 7y ago
Italy had 3,333 auto accident deaths in 2016 (the latest year I could find quickly). Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic...

ryanlol 7y ago

I’m not sure how that’s relevant though, SpaceX employees are much younger and healthier than the people dying in italy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/99-of-those-who-died-from-virus-had-other-illness-italy-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/99-of-tho... How many employees over 70 do you think SpaceX has?

new_realist 7y ago
SpaceX employees will infect everyone: their grandparents, people with pre-existinng conditions at the grocery store, etc. They will contribute to community spread.
clouddrover 7y ago
How many friends and relatives over 70 do you think SpaceX employees have? How many parents? How many will die due to the spread of coronavirus? How many will SpaceX employees infect? Italy's death toll is now up to 5,476. That's 651 more since yesterday. How many people under 70 with severe disease will survive without medical intervention, intervention they may not get if the cases spike: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavirus-in-young-people-is-it-dangerous-data-show-it-can-be https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/coronavir... How many families will see many family members die: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51978164 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51978164 Musk's comments are all kinds of stupid. Don't waste your time defending him.
- ryanlol 7y ago
  > Musk's comments are all kinds of stupid. Don't waste your time defending him. I don’t disagree, I’m merely objecting to the fact that new_realist appears to be deliberately misrepresenting Musk’s comments as if they weren’t silly enough as is.