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by nhinck 1163 days ago
> So many people are freaking out over this and yet not a single person has been harmed

I mean this is demonstrably untrue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elaine_Herzberg

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Whether humans or machines lower the death rates, it's always terrible for some individuals. This happens in medicine all the time when a new treatment changes the group of people who are likely to experience harmful side effects.
the person discussed in the post you replied to is an example of someone being harmed