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I have my doubts as well. Looking at the graphs from a distance, they seem to be dominated much more by seasonality than by lockdowns etc. Also, Sweden, Florid

by raarts 5y ago

I have my doubts as well. Looking at the graphs from a distance, they seem to be dominated much more by seasonality than by lockdowns etc. Also, Sweden, Florida. Strict lockdowns may make a difference, but given the fact that 40% of the population just can not work from home, they're never really strict. For me the 'undeniable' part of your statement was far too strong.

halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
The graphs are only as good as the data they are made from and there has been widespread manipulation (both political and just due to inept data collection) of the data. Just look at Florida firing one of their data scientists due to whistleblowing about bad numbers[1]. Also anecdotally, having lived in NYC through COVID, can confidently state that without the city going on lockdown (and it was by all means a strict lockdown), hundreds of thousands would have died. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-data-scientist-battle-state-over-covid-dashboard-plans-turn-n1254544 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-data-scientist-...