• Etterra@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 days ago

    That’s because nobody’s had time to refuse a bird flu vaccine because they’re fucking idiots yet.

  • thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
    23·
    7 days ago

    For the most part, those still dying from COVID19 are self-selecting by refusing to keep on top of their vaccine boosters. Ditto for the flu.

    I have no sympathy, and the world will be a better place without them.

  • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    14·
    8 days ago

    Looking at that COVID tracker, I was surprised to learn that earlier this year, we were at 10% of the peak deaths per week. It didn’t even make the news. There hasn’t been any major visible effort to increase vaccines. My family and I have got our update shots, but when I mentioned getting boosters to my coworkers they all shrugged off.

    Seems like there’s a baseline level of death that people are just kind of ok with.

    • BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world
      5·
      7 days ago

      I think it is becoming overwhelming clear news doesn’t care about lives unless it makes them money. They will never let a shutdown happen in the foreseeable future.

    • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      8 days ago

      It doesn’t seem outlandish under the circumstances that covid acts like a brain parasite that forces its host to deny covid’s existence or significance. It perfectly matches widespread behavior.

      But the truth is people really are just that god damn stupid and don’t need the help.

      • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        I dunno about the parasite aspect, but I know COVID has been linked to brain damage. So if you think about it, a large percentage of the population being brain damaged is actually a good explanation for what happened with the election.

    • kerrigan778@lemmy.world
      54·
      7 days ago

      Yes, that’s called life, we will never reduce death to zero, we will not even really reduce the total amount, 100% of people on earth now without exception will die and there is nothing whatsoever we can do about it. We can only look at preventing PREMATURE death. If Covid is the infection that finishes off someone who is very elderly and unhealthy already it is not nearly as large of a cause for concern than when an otherwise healthy teenager is killed by a new type of infection. Covid still kills a large number of people, much like flu, and bacterial pneumonia, and heart disease. It is however no longer a major factor in EXCESS deaths, is, causes of deaths that are disproportionately and significantly reducing the average age and health of the human population. Saying, some death is acceptable is an incredibly obvious fact of life when you think about it, it’s pointless and futile to try to prevent all deaths.

      Look at this way, “reducing death” does not mean making some people not die, that’s impossible. “Reducing death” means increasing the average age of the population and reducing the likelihood of people dying while they’re young.