There are people who look at crime statistics to figure out how likely they are to get murdered based on their circumstances and optimize that, and there are pe

There are people who look at crime statistics to figure out how likely they are to get murdered based on their circumstances and optimize that, and there are people who watch the news. There are people who look at data to determine how likely they were to die from covid vs. the risk and effectiveness of a vaccine authorized for emergency use, and there are people who watch the news. You can't have a good argument with people who watch the news because they get convinced of their position emotionally through anecdotes that the news focuses on, not data. You end up arguing with that person's emotional reaction to anecdotes. It's never a good idea to criticize another person's emotions if you expect to remain friends with them or not get flagged on HN.