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by FiggyPudding 1727 days ago
Probably not. Because that turns lives into statistics and he is making an emotional appeal about the 10000 theoretical families affected by lost loved ones. I for example, frequently look at local hospitalization rates and remind myself that a good number of them are mothers and fathers on ventilators so I can't F about in public like everyone else while the numbers are rising so I reduce risk of leaving my wife alone with kids while I'm stuck in a hospital bed for a week or 2 and the worry about keeping up on the rent that follows. -not perfectly healthy I'm vaccinated but I think that just makes me certain to not die, but not necessarily keep me out of a hospital bed. Sometimes it helps to remind numbers are people.