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PoindexterOglethorpe

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15. There's not going to be enough of the stupid and mean dying off

Sat Mar 6, 2021, 02:28 PM

Mar 2021

to make a difference. If you look at charts of world population, about the only thing that made a noticeable dent in the increase was the Bubonic Plague in the 14th century. Even the 1918 influenza pandemic barely shows up.

Keep in mind that every single day some 385,000 babies are born world wide. 140 million a year. So far, according to this site: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries, about 2.6 million people have died around the world from the pandemic. I know this sounds like I'm trivializing the genuine tragedy, but those aren't the kind of numbers that make a difference even in the short run. Unless this virus were to become incredibly more deadly, it's impact will not be on numbers, even numbers of those who survive vs those who don't. The impact is going to be on society in many other ways.

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I do not think many understand how bad these variants are. We here in the EU are ahead of the US [View all] Celerity Mar 2021 OP

So far the vaccines are good against new variants. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #1

it doesn't take that many in key swing districts and in super tight states Celerity Mar 2021 #2

Perception vs. reality dpibel Mar 2021 #3

What I am saying is that while the absolute numbers are PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #5

I understand what you're saying dpibel Mar 2021 #6

You do have it right. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #9

i honestly believe this is an evolutionary event, and humankind will be better for it. mopinko Mar 2021 #14

There's not going to be enough of the stupid and mean dying off PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #15

Against the UK one, yes, but for the South African variant, Moderna and AstraZeneca are poor Celerity Mar 2021 #4

A scientist/dr who is on CNN BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #7

Dr Peter Hotez? Celerity Mar 2021 #10

Yes, that's the guy! BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #11

Just think, spring break plus March Madness viewing parties, theme parks reopening nitpicker Mar 2021 #13

I would love to see the study that concludes Moderna has a poor response to the South African retread Mar 2021 #12

3. Make U.S.A. un-competitive financially as they take in more foreign dark money movingviolation Mar 2021 #8

Spot on with your analysis, IMHO.... Sogo Mar 2021 #16