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> no one knew if it was a new black death or just a harmless virus When did "no one know"? There was already data in early May 2020 showing risk by age group
by logifail 3y ago
> no one knew if it was a new black death or just a harmless virus
When did "no one know"?
There was already data in early May 2020 showing risk by age group
https://twitter.com/d_spiegel/status/1260542469256753153 https://twitter.com/d_spiegel/status/1260542469256753153
- wsc981 3y agoYep, I looked at Out World in Data [0] at the time and from the numbers it was very clear to me that it was a disease that was mainly risky for old people and people with co-morbidities. At that point it was clear to me that most people wouldn't need to be very scared. --- [0]: https://ourworldindata.org https://ourworldindata.org
- AndrewDucker 3y agoI was scared because I had elderly relatives. The idea that we should only worry about ourselves feels deeply immoral to me.
- friend_and_foe 3y agoWhat about the idea that we should do every panicky thing we are told, including shun loved ones and demand people be rounded up or locked in their houses forcibly? Does that feel deeply immoral to you?
- friend_and_foe 3y agoThe people that just went along with it didn't know. They stuck their fingers in their ears and called the rest of us bad people. At least we know who they are now.