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I disagree. We founded institutions like the United Nations, fostered global trade and integrated globally and internationally which shaped societies very much.
by protoman3000 6y ago
I disagree. We founded institutions like the United Nations, fostered global trade and integrated globally and internationally which shaped societies very much.
But we were apparently not able to throughout educate people to minimize infectious potential. To me it seems like common spreaders of respiratory diseases are completely ignorant about infection and don't even consider that by their actions (and presence!) they might infect others.
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- elcritch 6y agoBecause generally speaking people enjoy living life and as a species that means socializing. Actions required to limit the spread of infectious airborne diseases are directly counter to that. Fostering global trade and free travel directly increase the spread of certain diseases but overall improve living standards. As a species our behavioral patterns have evolved to prioritize socialization & personal contact as more beneficial than disease risk, despite the impact of even more deadly diseases historically (e.g. black plague in Europe killed 1/10 people for hundreds of years in europe).