It is literally in the HN rules that you are supposed to assume good faith, not concoct false attributions of intent and conspiracy. I did not intend to hide anything, I was earnestly asking a question (clearly shared by plenty others in this post). It should not upset you this much. I apologize for anything triggering to you that I said, that wasn't my intent.
The question pertaining to the core of the submission does not upset me, nor do I find it in bad faith (that one I assume good faith since it's legitimate).
> Current Covid strains don’t seem all that bad, basically everyone I know has been infected now.
This, does. Because it has nothing to do with the submission but all with covid minmizing thrown in after a legitimate question.
> I apologize for anything triggering
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> Assume good faith - its in the rules friend (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)
This wording (emphasis mine) tells me all there is to know about why I shouldn't explain myself to you.
Question: how low does the IFR have to be so we can call a disease "not so bad" without "minimizing" it?