What frustrates me is that these conspiracies don't pass the most basic common sense test, much less any statistical analysis.
And by the way, the current conspiracy preference has moved on from the vaccine actually killing people in an anti-body storm - to making them infertile - thus, depopulating the planet.
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It is a much more appealing theory, because it takes much longer to convince the true believers that they are bat shit crazy.
I have no doubt that there are lots of fuzzy headed little green utopians who would love to depopulate the planet in some form or another. However, those idiots typically can't afford an organic beer, much less amass a multi-billion dollar fortune. Even were a Bezos or Gates so inclined, those idealistic multi-million or billion dollar liberals and their ilk would quickly run up against the harsh reality that their wealth would be non-existent on a depopulated planet quickly returning to the stone age. Musk's auto investment looks rather ridiculous if no one is left to make or buy them. Bezos's empire crumbles just a bit without customers living in a web-connected world. Gates would look rather foolish living out his days without knowing from whence comes his next meal much less his next bimbo.
The real curious thing about this craziness is that otherwise intelligent people readily embrace such nonsense rather than just employing a little critical thought.
None of this should imply that I remotely agree with how the CDC, NIH, or most of the nation's leadership has handled this to date. I personally think Sweden (internationally) and Florida (domestically) will be viewed as the most appropriate responses once the political baggage dissipates.
And hopefully, South Africa has actually crested this latest wave.