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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by treis on Friday April 03, 2020 @01:15PM (#22771659)
That's an annual number while Coronavirus is one and done. A better comparison would be lifetime risk of dying in a car accident.
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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by mehrdadn on Friday April 03, 2020 @01:18PM (#22771705)
Okay, feel free to slice and dice it however you want and share the results.
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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by umanwizard on Friday April 03, 2020 @02:26PM (#22772508)
The lifetime risk of dying in a car accident is about 1% in the US, according to https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-mortalit... .
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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by mehrdadn on Friday April 03, 2020 @02:29PM (#22772548)
And you're equating a lifetime chance with a < 1 year chance because... why? Is having a 1% chance of dying in the next hour the same to you as having a 1% chance of dying in the next 100 years? Is having a 99% chance of dying in the next hour the same to you as having a 99% chance of dying in the next 100 years?
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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by totony on Saturday April 04, 2020 @05:50PM (#22781826)
I'd assume when you apply that comparison to society at large it becomes close to the same thing.
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