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Yes, Coronavirus tends to do that to older people. I suppose we say that so we don’t feel as bad when an older person dies. In the United States, many people h
by melling 6y ago
Yes, Coronavirus tends to do that to older people. I suppose we say that so we don’t feel as bad when an older person dies.
In the United States, many people have been lessening the disease by rationalizing that it’s mostly older people or people with comorbidities.
Doesn’t it sound like we are subconsciously writing people off?
- umvi 6y agoIt gets exponentially more expensive to prolong an old person's life. At some point you gotta draw a line and say "sorry, you had a good run"
- briefcomment 6y agoBut that applies to basically anything that can kill you right? If you are older or are unhealthy, you are more likely to die of heart disease, cancer, stroke, colds, flus, diabetes, alzheimer's, even car accidents. If anything, a disease that disproportionately affects old people and sick people sounds less alarming than one that disproportionately affects young people and healthy people.