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Here is another side to that point


Given the medical advances of the last 20 years, think about the number of people who are alive now that two decades ago would have already succumbed to the underlying issue that makes them more likely to die from this.

Have we reached a point where the ability to extend life beyond what the body is "designed" for and thus created a situation where a disease like this has a higher mortality, simply because the number of potential victims has skyrocketed.

Think about it in terms of land management in the west. For years, they prevented fires and the brush and tinder built up. It reached a point where when a fire did start, it was so hot and had so much more fuel that it got out of control.

Not saying we should stop treating people's diseases, but we should probably understand that along with that comes a risk like this.

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Posted: 04/02/2020 at 5:13PM


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