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> You do not have relevant acquaintances to confirm that anecdotally - numbers aside, as a real risk? That seems like a weak counter-argument. If this was the

• mdp2021 5y ago
  > counter-argument The poster was referring to post infection "long covid", and stated suspect that the number of actual cases of "infection caused consequences" could be small. Before, in priority, challenging that idea, the poster was asked whether he actually met acquaintances who were "normal" before infection, and claiming being dramatically hit many months after. This is to pose a preliminary point about the existence of the problem, before considering the magnitude - one black swan entails black swans exist. That was the scope. So, not really an argument (to the poster's full point). > If this was the case we'd be hearing, and reading, about it everywhere Hearing, it depends who you hear; reading, I think mention of long covid can be found with reasonable frequency. I submitted one of the divulgative articles in mid October ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28854321 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28854321 ). Progress in the development of information leaves could "always" be faster and better.