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by woahAcademia 2033 days ago
I pointed this out at the start of the pandemic. We chose to prioritize the ~0.5% oldest, most obese people.

We sacrificed the 99.5%.

I genuinely wonder how people would answer a question phrased like this- is the education of 4% of children more important than the 0.5% oldest and obese?

And that is about as "Pro lockdown" as you can frame the question. It doesn't include people who lost their job and can't afford medical treatment or their homes. It doesn't include the new drug addicts and alcoholics. It doesn't include the mental health damage that is constantly being discussed here and among my single male friends.