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The author’s argument for why it’s implausible that a lot of people don’t get tested is literally “c’mon, man.” That not satisfying to me. I was sick for a few
by umanwizard 6y ago
The author’s argument for why it’s implausible that a lot of people don’t get tested is literally “c’mon, man.” That not satisfying to me.
I was sick for a few days over the summer. Was it a mild case of Covid? I don’t know, or care. Why should I get tested when that information will change literally nothing about my life?
- aidenn0 6y ago1. It's not literally "c'mon man" it's "look at these graphs, then 'c'mon, man'." 2. They stipulate that lots of people didn't get tested, but believe it to be an order of magnitude less than the CDC estimates.
- kansface 6y agoI have no trouble believing the 3x rate given that I believe I had Covid in April and was steadfastly refused a test, and later in November, after traveling, was refused testing once more. There still isn't sufficient testing capacity for everyone who wants one, and even then, not everyone who is sick wants a test.
- aidenn0 6y agoFWIW, every single person I know who I know who "believe they had covid in April" who later got an antibody test tested negative.
- djrogers 6y ago> 2. They stipulate that lots of people didn't get tested, but believe it to be an order of magnitude less than the CDC estimates. That would imply that we've verified 23M out of a total of only 30M infections. Given how much of a hassle it is to get tested (even more so 3-4 months ago), it would be utterly shocking if we've tested ~75% of those infected.
- lern_too_spel 6y agoThe author's argument only relies on people being more likely to getting tested for Covid-19 than for the flu, not on them always testing, so your anecdote does not work as a refutation.