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by ffgjgf1 720 days ago
> Yeah, but just unimportant people from flyover states

That’s not what I said at all..

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Why does it matter which Americans are dying? Other countries are not uniform either, averages are still applicable.
> Why does it matter which Americans are dying?

Because they are dying due to different reasons which can’t be solved all at once using the same methods.

> averages are still applicable.

For what? What do you think is the purpose of any statistics or metrics?