▲ 763 ▼ Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say (www.ksl.com) submitted 6 months ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments "It is not a mild infection, it is not a mild virus; it is a severe illness. And they kept on telling me they wish they'd known beforehand how bad measles was, so that they could have protected their family," she said.
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 28 points 6 months ago (1 child) Translation: " boy, are we STUPID" permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 months ago* not just stupid but dangerous to the immunocompromised who can't get vaccinated. I'm starting to think Cipolla was right These are Cipolla's five fundamental laws of stupidity: Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 months ago* not just stupid but dangerous to the immunocompromised who can't get vaccinated. I'm starting to think Cipolla was right These are Cipolla's five fundamental laws of stupidity: Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. The probability that a certain person (will) be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake. A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person. permalink fedilink source parent