This study was released in June, so this may be a repost, but I just found out that one of my friends is a fan of Emily Oster and this is the void I must scream into.

    • ButtBidet [he/him]@hexbear.netM
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      Heaps of countries basically had a good lockdown and then had no COVID until delta. Imagine going through most of 2020-2021 with no COVID fears as you did it right from the start.

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          I remember seeing the pictures of food and care supplies delivered directly to their homes. It’s really fucking sad to think about: looking at the people in other countries and wishing you lived in a place that would tap into resources when a disaster happened.

          The propaganda machine is so strong here in the US. You actually believe in social contracts to be upheld by a country that to this day has never offered reparations for slavery.

          Of course a country that fought so hard to exploit people would never turn around and then give back.