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Old 05-06-2020, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 View Post
Um. Hmm. Point??
The point is that as far as I can tell, they each killed well over a million people and sickened millions more, but life didn't come to a standstill. I was hoping to discuss some theories as to why we're self-isolating now but didn't then.

OBB, I'm not sure why lifespan is relevant. Are you saying we didn't impose restrictions like we're doing now during the deadly 1968 Hong Kong flu because most of the victims were close to the end of their statistical lifespan ("...one foot in the grave anyway")? Couldn't one make a similar case with Covid-19?
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