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The Spanish flu was over 100 years ago and was detected with fewer mortalities than covid. We haven't suddenly developed a new value for human life - 50 years a
by lenzm 5y ago
The Spanish flu was over 100 years ago and was detected with fewer mortalities than covid. We haven't suddenly developed a new value for human life - 50 years ago, people still cried when their grandparents died.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoIt's not about value for human life. Grandparents have always died eventually. A single family also doesn't know if they are part of a statistic. My grandmother died from the flu and it didn't make me think there was a great flu pandemic going on. I think also with the Spanish Flu it was more younger people who died. A lot of people who "died from Covid" are already much older than people would have gotten 100 years ago. Excess mortality because of Covid is barely visible in many countries. Anyway, it is all speculation at this point, would have to dig up more data. It's just an opinion.
- drekk 5y agoCommon misconception, the median age skews younger in history because most humans died in infancy. If you survived to adulthood you could expect a similar lifespan (50-80)