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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by rajin444 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @09:24AM (#29692573)
Can you quantify OPs risk from omicron? Saying “it’s the best we have” is technically true but intellectually dishonest. Volcano insurance is also the “best we have” to protect vs volcanic activity and many people don’t have it.
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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by dpark on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:18AM (#29693629)
It’s also intellectually dishonest to compare volcanic activity to Covid. When’s the last time volcanic activity killed over 5 million people in the span of 2 years?
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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by rajin444 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @08:10PM (#29697977)
sorry for the comparison! I was trying to highlight that risk levels are individual, not to say that one’s risk from Covid is that of being caught in a volcano. Blanket numbers (5 million have died) are almost useless when trying to assess your personal risk.
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