> The whole thing is seen as some type of bizarre competition. Yes, it's somewhat ugly, but I feel that some confirmation bias is unavoidable. At this point, p

> The whole thing is seen as some type of bizarre competition. Yes, it's somewhat ugly, but I feel that some confirmation bias is unavoidable. At this point, pretty much everybody has experienced substantial downsides of the epidemic (either restricted public life, or increased deaths around them), so it seems only natural to look for data implying that it was all worth it.