4 ms·
Disease doesn't kill "weaker" members of a group, it kills susceptible ones. The Spanish Flu notably had a much higher mortality amongst younger, healthier peo
by XorNot 5y ago
Disease doesn't kill "weaker" members of a group, it kills susceptible ones.
The Spanish Flu notably had a much higher mortality amongst younger, healthier people.
- tshaddox 5y agoI didn't mean some sort of darwinian thing where the average strength goes up. I mean that the strength of the group as a whole could very well increase.
- jandrese 5y agoCOVID however is most fatal to the eldery. Letting it simply rage out of control could push back the social security crisis a few years. I don't think anything as Machiavellian as this is going on. I think it was all just a culmination of decades anti-expert propaganda and knee-jerk obstructionism coming to a head in a terribly fatal way.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y agoThe elderly though often serve an important part in society. In particular, they can care for grandchildren.