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[–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

This is the argument that cigarette companies used for a long time to avoid accountability. It wasn't the fault of the cigarettes. It's all those contributing factors.

I saw a lot of that during lockdown. "She didn't die from COVID! She died of pneumonia!" Wow, a lot of people are dying from pneumonia this year! That isn't normal, is it?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago*

    It's denying the worst possible outcome of what's right in front of them to stay positive. It's a form of ignorance is bliss. Literally a boomer technique that's able to be used but to us when things are so in front of us it's hard to only give 1/10th of a fuck.

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