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Re:Infection fatality rate of Covid-19 inferred from seropre... by __blockcipher__ on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:49PM (#24812637)
Because if I go out into the world and get infected with a disease, that’s one of the risks of living life, and we have always understood that. That’s why if you catch the flu nobody blames the man next to you at the grocery store.

For COVID we throw this out the window.

When you take the approach to its logical conclusion you end up in a very scary place.

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Re:Infection fatality rate of Covid-19 inferred from seropre... by amelius on Saturday October 17, 2020 @05:04PM (#24813358)
> That’s why if you catch the flu nobody blames the man next to you at the grocery store.

I would if he wasn't sufficiently careful about it.

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Re:Infection fatality rate of Covid-19 inferred from seropre... by amanaplanacanal on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:14PM (#24815044)
One of the risks of sex is venereal disease. I probably shouldn’t bother with condoms though, it’s just one of the risks of living life. Is this the same logic you are using, or am I misunderstanding you?
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