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Anxiety From Reactions to Covid-19 Will Destroy At Least Seven Times More Years of Life Than Can Be Saved by Lockdowns
Just Facts ^
| May 4, 2020
| Andrew Glen, Ph.D. and James D. Agresti
Posted on 05/11/2020 7:33:49 AM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle
"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, let your requests be made known unto God..."
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posted on
05/11/2020 8:22:35 AM PDT
by
LouAvul
(Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Psalms 9:20)
To: DannyTN
I think you are missing the point. Stress from the virus is a very small part. It is the cumulative stress of the permanently ruined economic prospects that causes the main problems.
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posted on
05/11/2020 8:57:43 AM PDT
by
Codeflier
(Covid-19 taught me: Two types of "conservatives", frightened safety seekers vs. freedom lovers)
To: Codeflier
I don't think I'm missing the point, I just think it's a ridiculous assertion.
- Economic prospects are not permanently ruined for most people. It's a short term set back.
- I think he pulled 90 times as many years out of his butt. There's no way you could ever quantify that.
- He included "legitimate concerns about the virus itself", so you can't attribute that to the shutdown. That was going to happen regardless.
- He didn't consider the stress of getting the virus, having it for 4 to 6 weeks, having a 2 to 4 week hospital stay and the $400,000 to $600,000 bill that goes with that stay.
- And he didn't consider the cost, the quality of life and years lost due to permanent damage from the virus.
I just think he's trying to argue against the lock downs using an argument with numbers pulled out of his ass.
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posted on
05/11/2020 9:22:09 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Bayard
“Leftists are scared because they dont have eternal life waiting for them.”
That makes such a difference at deathbeds, too. Ask a nurse (we had some in our family) about the difference between believers and non-believers as certain death approaches.
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posted on
05/11/2020 9:51:29 AM PDT
by
polymuser
(It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
To: ClearCase_guy
I imagine atheist snowflakes that need safe spaces are quite anxious.
Oh, the huge manatee!
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05/11/2020 9:53:56 AM PDT
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polymuser
(It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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