Respectfully my friend, I would say that when someone says something like this: "What I disagree with is the value placed on keeping that death number as low as possible."
It would have a tendency to upset people who are either in the risk pool or have loved ones who are currently suffering from, or are more likely to get, the disease, therefore you end up with some responses that reflect that psychology. When you add that you're upset with a fishing restriction, it comes across poorly.
We do make risk-based assessments every day. That doesn't mean we need to be somewhat cavalier about the fact that the statistics are actual people. I'm guiltier than most about the whole Thanos thing (even though there is evidence to suggest we're out-growing carrying capacity on the planet), so Daltrix's words hit me too. Maybe we take a few minutes before hitting post to think about what our words will mean to someone else who might be in the line of fire here.
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