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I got one better. Use actual math to decide how bad it is. COVID 1% death rates among the elderly, sick, and obese? Not a crisis, that is essentially a bad flu
by hospitalJail 3y ago
I got one better. Use actual math to decide how bad it is.
COVID 1% death rates among the elderly, sick, and obese? Not a crisis, that is essentially a bad flu year prior to 2020. (And 2018 and 2019 had a relatively low excess winter mortality, keeping the people on the brink of death, alive).
There is a particular issue the news loves to report on in America, its basically a rounding error, but when children are involved, its especially emotional.
Climate crisis that could kill 100% of humans, all hands on deck.
Obesity related issues, nearly all hands on deck. Cancer, just past fixing obesity. Car accidents are something worth extra investment too.
Not even sure how to take this problem on, you mention the irrationality of an issue, and people get even more emotional.
- CalRobert 3y agoCovid was a sad reminder that we can rally the troops and make huge society-wide changes to protect old people, but won't lift a finger to protect kids from climate breakdown.
- hospitalJail 3y agoI'm not even sure it was to protect old people. It felt more like a political game.
- starbugs 3y ago> Climate crisis that could kill 100% of humans This wording is just a bait for clicks and taps and does nothing to improve anything. That's why people get tired and call it the new normal. Let them get emotional. It's part of the process of finding real solutions. Real solutions must work in the real world, globally in this case. It's not an easy problem to fix.