It is really, really hard to meaningfully compare Black Death, Spanish flu and Covid.
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Main reason is our technical ability to intervene is vastly superior at all levels and we feel compelled to do so to the max, incurring a far bigger cost than BD or SF.
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Why is that?
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Almost like they exist in entirely different historical, social, technological and medical contexts and the most useful comparison is to use these two shocking examples from the past to scare some stubborn idiots into, finally, putting some masks on :—)
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