Here your objection is a little weird. Surely the improved economy benefits EVERYONE, to some degree? (Except those who die, of course.)
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If the parks and cafés stay open, for instance, then everyone benefits in the form of increased access to the parks and cafés.
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Um, while I usually don't like inserting myself into this kind of convos... Dude are you okay with dying so some bloke can open their coffee shop?
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Feel free to insert yourself.
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Anyway: No, I'm not saying that. I gave but two examples of increased freedom and a strong economy. Use your imagination for others.
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More broadly, am I okay with people dying so that others may enjoy these fruits? Yes, of course I am. Everyone is.
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At some level, we're all okay with trading some (sufficiently low) risk of death, for some (sufficiently high) quality of life.
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The only debate is over where, EXACTLY, the trade-off points are. But everyone puts them somewhere—however much they bluster to the contrary
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"You aren't afraid of a meteor falling from the sky and striking you in the head every time you go outside are you? Okay, so let me shoot this gun at you and stop being a big baby"
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I hate this stupid meta philosophy stuff ("There's no such thing as a ZERO risk so that means all risk is negotiable!") It's just masturbation Fuck you, man, there are actual numbers to attach to this question and the numbers are known
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The risk of death or permanent organ damage of you or your loved ones from COVID-19 is a real risk and a substantial risk and therefore one that it is unconscionable to ask people to take without direct compensation of some kind It's not like being hit by lightning
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Yeah, as we get more and more data the death rate is congealing around 1-1.5%, with the risk of nasty long-term complications higher than that. 150 out of every 1000 people is NOT A SMALL NUMBER.
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"Oh come on, its only 3 sides of a D20..." ... "Every time you roll" ... "And theres a chance that on every roll another side becomes a bad side because health" ... "Oh don't forget that the frequency of rolls depends largely on the kindness of those around you" Yup...
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