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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by fermienrico on Friday April 03, 2020 @12:42PM (#22771165)
3.3% is still insanely high. If 50% of US population is under the age of 40, that's 5 million people in hospitals.

This changes nothing.

Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by Judgmentality on Friday April 03, 2020 @12:56PM (#22771379)
> This changes nothing.

It literally changes everything, as you're spreading false information. Instead of 20%, it's 3.3% - that doesn't change anything? It's the difference of tens of millions of lives just in the United States!

Yes, 3.3% is still high, but it's not even in the same ballpark as 20%. And not everyone will be hospitalized at once, which is the entire point of flattening the curve.

Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by fermienrico on Friday April 03, 2020 @01:30PM (#22771877)
The point is that 20% or 3.3%, the amount of hospitalizations would far exceed the capacity. We shouldn’t get there in the first place. So the proposed idea of opening things up is a non starter.

I’ve already edited my comment to concede on 20%. Why get so combative in responding? I’m not trying to spread false information and willing to concede when new factual information is reported. Jeez.

Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by Judgmentality on Friday April 03, 2020 @02:17PM (#22772405)
> Why get so combative in responding?

Because you were arguing tens of millions of deaths "changes nothing."