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Yeah, that’s the joke
by dymk 5y ago
Yeah, that’s the joke
- bena 5y agoIt's a bad one. Because it only works if the numbers are the same across both states. But Missouri is doing better than Kansas. So unless the virus is somehow less contagious in Missouri, it seems like Kansas is just being an idiot in this case.
- anonfornoreason 5y agoDepends on your metric. It’s perfectly reasonable to think that Kansas is doing better than Missouri because more people are able to lead the life they want. There are other metrics beside “least fatalities” to factor.
- captainredbeard 5y agoThe death rate difference could be due to something as simple as a higher percentage of seniors in the state, for instance, or differing population densities. Hacker News is full of sophists.
- dang 5y ago"Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Your comment would be just fine without that swipe.
- kickopotomus 5y agoMedian age in Kansas is 36.7. Median age in Missouri is 38.6. Kansas has 4 towns with population densities >4000/sq mile. Missouri has 38 towns with population densities >4000/sq mile.
- pfortuny 5y agoLooks like anxiety is better in Kansas, though…
- neuronexmachina 5y agoI was curious, and it looks like the metrics for Kansas and Missouri for infections, mask use, hospitalizations/deaths, and social distancing are all pretty similar: https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/kansas?view=mask-use&tab=compare https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/kans...
- dang 5y agoPlease don't take HN threads further into regional flamewar, or any flamewar. It's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html