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Re:Researchers fear that vaccines might not be as effective ... by paulpauper on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:36PM (#25115279)
But this is sorta moving goalposts. We're talking about years of life, not quality of life. That is important too but the claim that obese people die at a significantly earlier age than non-obese people is not supported by evidence.
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Re:Researchers fear that vaccines might not be as effective ... by bpodgursky on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:43PM (#25115368)
I would argue that "Quality Years of Life" is what 80% of people (both as individuals and as policymakers) would optimize for, if given a good metric and perfect information, and that "crude life expectancy" is only commonly used because it is so easy to non-controversially measure.

So IMO it's not really moving the goalposts as much as "reminding us of what the actual goalposts are."

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