Logic would say to prioritize (pick your numbers, I don't care) the 99.5% over the 0.5%.
My hypothesis is that since it's a healthcare issue, the leaders are less math/statistics inclined and more focused on biology.
Logic would say to prioritize (pick your numbers, I don't care) the 99.5% over the 0.5%.
My hypothesis is that since it's a healthcare issue, the leaders are less math/statistics inclined and more focused on biology.
The US isn't making the wrong decision about prioritizing hard choices, it's simply MAKING THE WRONG CHOICES. This was a largely solvable problem. We just failed.
Stay home. If you can't stay home, wear a mask and stay outside. Don't travel. Get tested regularly if you can't meet these rules. Follow the instructions of the scientists we've all been ignoring. Vote for people who will (or against those who won't).
Your argument seems to be of the form "Well, we fucked up, but it's too late now so we might as well open up." That's just not true. We can still fix this and save tens or hundreds of thousands of lives.