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Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

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Re: Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

#11

Post by s9w »

pwinnski wrote: post #10
s9w wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

99.9% would have been more precise, which aligns well with the current numbers.

The term "survival rate" applies to the infected, not the entire population. When a plane wipes out against a mountain in the Andes, you don't use the population of the entire country to claim that the survival rate of the crash was high, you count only the people who were actually in the plane. So 209,454 deaths suggests a 96% survival rate[0], based on our current information. Perhaps more to the point, since human…

Survival rate = 1-Ifr. Ifr is ~0.1% so 99.9% is right. There were no 200k corona deaths in the US.

Re: Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

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pseudolus wrote: post #13

This post has been flagged. Flagging a fairly innocuous interview with Richard Stallman seems like an abuse of the privilege. At the very least, flagging should require a short statement explaining the basis for the action.

> Trump is telling his followers, “you're invulnerable to coronavirus”

That quote is made up.

Re: Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

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Post by pseudolus »

s9w wrote: post #14
pseudolus wrote: post #13

This post has been flagged. Flagging a fairly innocuous interview with Richard Stallman seems like an abuse of the privilege. At the very least, flagging should require a short statement explaining the basis for the action.

> Trump is telling his followers, “you're invulnerable to coronavirus” That quote is made up.

How is that even relevant? Can't readers make their own determination as to the credibility of an interviewees responses? This is utterly ridiculous and abusive.

Re: Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

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Post by pwinnski »

s9w wrote: post #11
pwinnski wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The term "survival rate" applies to the infected, not the entire population. When a plane wipes out against a mountain in the Andes, you don't use the population of the entire country to claim that the survival rate of the crash was high, you count only the people who were actually in the plane. So 209,454 deaths suggests a 96% survival rate[0], based on our current information. Perhaps more to the point, since human…

Survival rate = 1-Ifr. Ifr is ~0.1% so 99.9% is right. There were no 200k corona deaths in the US.

There have been more than 200k deaths from COVID-19, and the year is not yet over. I linked to information supporting the number I gave.

I actually think the number is a bit higher, since not all deaths triggered by COVID-19 are necessarily reported with COVID-19 as a comorbidity[0]. But there are certainly not fewer!

[0] https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/09/01/comorbidities-and-coronavirus...

Re: Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

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Post by s9w »

pseudolus wrote: post #15
s9w wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Trump is telling his followers, “you're invulnerable to coronavirus” That quote is made up.

How is that even relevant? Can't readers make their own determination as to the credibility of an interviewees responses? This is utterly ridiculous and abusive.

Huh? They can! I'm all for free speech. But I'm not gonna applaud this blatant lie. This would not be accepted about other people.

Re: Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

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Post by kgwxd »

s9w wrote: post #14
pseudolus wrote: post #13

This post has been flagged. Flagging a fairly innocuous interview with Richard Stallman seems like an abuse of the privilege. At the very least, flagging should require a short statement explaining the basis for the action.

> Trump is telling his followers, “you're invulnerable to coronavirus” That quote is made up.

It's clear from the video that that wasn't intended as direct quote. I think it's a fair summary of this actual quote.

"If you look at children, children are almost, I would almost say definitely, but almost immune from this disease. So few. Hard to believe. I don't know how you feel about it but they have much stronger immune systems than we do somehow for this. They don't have a problem."

https://youtu.be/4kberLzSvx0?t=33

Re: Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason

#19

Post by s9w »

kgwxd wrote: post #18
s9w wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Trump is telling his followers, “you're invulnerable to coronavirus” That quote is made up.

It's clear from the video that that wasn't intended as direct quote. I think it's a fair summary of this actual quote. "If you look at children, children are almost, I would almost say definitely, but almost immune from this disease. So few. Hard to believe. I don't know how you feel about it but they have much stronger immune systems than we do somehow for this. They don't have a problem." https://youtu.be/4kberLzSv…

But how is this quote not exactly right, and how is the Stallman quote not an incredible misrepresentation of it?
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