Or yet another possibility is “simply” meant that the concept of people dying earlier than they otherwise would have is just an easy to grep concept most laymen

Or yet another possibility is “simply” meant that the concept of people dying earlier than they otherwise would have is just an easy to grep concept most laymen can understand and thus a simple concept to discuss. If only. This is a leaky medium for communication. It’s fast and casual and only text. Over analyzing each word is fine, but if you don’t like the word choice just move on. Trying to educate people to communicate how you want them to is a losing battle. Also this node of the conversation is about data and analytics and now pedantry more than the underlying topic of death.