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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom
Subject: Re: Readercon code of conduct
Date: 26 May 2024 15:06:56 -0000
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D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>
>Corona, by the way, was about as dangerous for my age group as driving a 
>car. That figure came from the government, so all hysteria was just 
>nonsense.

Dunno, I had several friends who died in the initial Corona outbreak,
before it evolved to be much less harmful.  That seeems dangerous enough
to me.  Granted, I have quite a few more friends who have died in car 
accidents, though over a longer time period.

In terms of personal anecdotal experience of death of friends, the most
common causes are:

1. The AIDS epidemic of the eighties
2. The War in Vietnam in the seventies
3. Cancer (Various kinds)
4. Auto Accidents (with and without alcohol)

with Covid probably around five or possibly six on the list.
--scott

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