On 'excess deaths'

 Found over on Fecesbook:

This term technically means how many deaths we are currently experiencing relative to the average number of deaths we would typically experience.

But sadly, it has taken on a new meaning for me.

You can't simply subtract the current death tally from the typical value for this time of year and attribute the difference to Covid.

Because of the actions of our governments, we are actually causing excess deaths.

 

Want to kill an old person quickly? Take away their human interaction and contact. Or force them into a rest home with other infected people.

 

Want people to die from preventable diseases? Scare them away from the hospitals, and encourage them to postpone their medical screenings, checkups, and treatments.

 

Want someone who struggles with addiction to fall off the wagon? Take away their job or business. Maybe they will overdose.

 

Want to push people with anxiety over the edge? Force them to stay inside for weeks at a time and scare them to death.

 

Want people to shoot each other more, or go on looting sprees? Keep them cooped up inside for weeks and take away their incomes.

The problem with large scale government mitigations, is that they create the need for more mitigations.

The numbers are clear. By trying to mitigate one problem, we are creating too many others, at too high a price.

Excess deaths.