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Subject: Re: Readercon code of conduct
Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 20:27:49 +0200
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On Sun, 26 May 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> 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

Fascinating to see Vietnam on the list. In my case, cancer and various 
kinds of heart failures come to mind. Don't know anyone who died of 
corona.