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One of the problems with stats like this is over-estimating how common Death is from any cause at all.
Example: You know (up close and personal) anyone aged around 50 that died this year? Of any cause? Probably you don’t – but maybe you do.
If you do – what are the chances they died of COVID? 0.00001%? No. Sorry. Nearly 10%. That’s right.
People that age generally have children who are young adults, they have homes and wives and careers, they are spending money so YOU have a job, making whatever it is you make or sell or produce, they are coaching little league, they are paying for the kids’ college, maybe they’re giving their daughter away next week in marriage.
But not now. For every 10 guys not doing that now – 1 of them isn’t doing it because of COVID. That’s 1 too many for me. How’s that 99.999% feeling now?