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The problem is the risks are orders of magnitude more than the "tradeoffs we make all the time", and clearly not enough people understand this. 40K/300M is 0.01
by mehrdadn 7y ago
The problem is the risks are orders of magnitude more than the "tradeoffs we make all the time", and clearly not enough people understand this. 40K/300M is 0.013%. It's nothing compared to coronavirus hospitalization or even death rates.
- treis 7y agoThat's an annual number while Coronavirus is one and done. A better comparison would be lifetime risk of dying in a car accident.
- mehrdadn 7y agoOkay, feel free to slice and dice it however you want and share the results.
- umanwizard 7y agoThe lifetime risk of dying in a car accident is about 1% in the US, according to https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-mortality-risk https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-mortalit... .
- mehrdadn 7y agoAnd you're equating a lifetime chance with a < 1 year chance because... why? Is having a 1% chance of dying in the next hour the same to you as having a 1% chance of dying in the next 100 years? Is having a 99% chance of dying in the next hour the same to you as having a 99% chance of dying in the next 100 years?
- totony 7y agoI'd assume when you apply that comparison to society at large it becomes close to the same thing.