HereForAnArgument on December 2nd, 2019 at 16:27 UTC »
Every time someone says, "when we were young we didn't have X and we turned out okay", I respond with "well, you don't hear from the people who didn't because they're not around to tell you about it." Survivorship bias is a thing.
TalkingBackAgain on December 2nd, 2019 at 16:50 UTC »
There’s an island in the Pacific that had a 30% or so vaccination grade. And they have a measles outbreak.
And yes: they actually do die. Because it’s the measles, it’s seriously infectious and people die from it.
TacitusKilgore_ on December 2nd, 2019 at 18:00 UTC »
Dying is pretty natural though, you gotta hand them that one.
HereForAnArgument on December 2nd, 2019 at 16:27 UTC »
Every time someone says, "when we were young we didn't have X and we turned out okay", I respond with "well, you don't hear from the people who didn't because they're not around to tell you about it." Survivorship bias is a thing.
TalkingBackAgain on December 2nd, 2019 at 16:50 UTC »
There’s an island in the Pacific that had a 30% or so vaccination grade. And they have a measles outbreak.
And yes: they actually do die. Because it’s the measles, it’s seriously infectious and people die from it.
TacitusKilgore_ on December 2nd, 2019 at 18:00 UTC »
Dying is pretty natural though, you gotta hand them that one.