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If this is the case, it’s interesting that people are apparently now not bothered by an excess death rate near that of COVID peaks.
by strawberryfie 3y ago
If this is the case, it’s interesting that people are apparently now not bothered by an excess death rate near that of COVID peaks.
- RIMMRAMMBUS 3y agoThe things they show you on primetime news is what will bother you. ;)
- strawberryfie 3y agoTurns out uninformed is better than misinformed. That way, at least you are free to make your own opinions and decisions based on your observations and lived experience.
- RIMMRAMMBUS 3y agoI agree. We had 3 years of narrative shaping and statistics.
- mint2 3y agoThat’s a big oversimplification of what people were worried about during the prior years. While taking substantial precautions to limit the spread there was that many deaths and hospitals were on the brink of collapse. More spread would have started a terrible rationing of care leading to a much higher spike in excess mortality, especially in immune naive populations. Now despite almost everyone moving on from precautions, due to substantial immunity, we’re no longer on the precipice of spiraling out of control. Yeah it’s not nearly as newsworthy because we’re not on the edge of a cliff anymore. It wasn’t just the death rate, it was the way it could have exploded.
- strawberryfie 3y agoThat’s a hard argument to make, at least here in the UK, because it looks like the strain of restarting normal healthcare with a 2+ year backlog of untreated health issues will doom the NHS. Also - you can argue that fewer covid precautions may have resulted in a collapsed healthcare system. However, in reality, the NHS occupancy rates for 2020-2021 were double-digit less than previous years.