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> I also realize that probably depends largely on where you live. Yeah, I think this can largely be explained by the usual tendency to focus on our own backyar
by retsibsi 6y ago
> I also realize that probably depends largely on where you live.
Yeah, I think this can largely be explained by the usual tendency to focus on our own backyards. Google says 'nearly 13,000 people with AIDS in the United States die each year', and I assume the rate is similar in other wealthy countries. Even if we assume the full total is causally attributable to AIDS, that's significantly less than the usual toll from flu, which we also tend to treat rather casually (which isn't to say that we should).