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> sacrifice the economy for the elderly’s two years No. It isn't just 2 years off some elderly people who were going to die soon anyway (not that that isn't an
by Smoosh 6y ago
> sacrifice the economy for the elderly’s two years
No. It isn't just 2 years off some elderly people who were going to die soon anyway (not that that isn't an extremely callous position to hold):
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/study-finds-that-people-who-have-coronavirus-could-die-10-years-early-2020-5 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/study-finds-that-people-w...
- controversy 6y agoYou should follow through on some of those links to the actual papers. They have structural problems. The first assumed that there was a 50% chance of the individuals living to 100. That is not realistic. But the business insider article does allow for people to sensationalize and feel smug in their knowledge that the long term economic and existential damage from bunkering and collapsing the economy was all worth it.