Source: https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/9371/soviet-time-capsules-comrades-1967-2017-russian-revolution-centenery

    • panopticon [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Who said we shouldn't? Contagions are constantly evolving. Technology is not magic. These vaccines were made possible by advances in genomics, bioinformatics, and distributed computing. Do those not count as technological advances as well?

      Yes you can still get covid, the point of these vaccines is to increase your odds of surviving and reduce the odds of transmission.

      Also MRI and medical imaging in general were developed in the past 50 years...

      • gullyfoyleismyname [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        None of these paltry trickets that I guess reduces your death expectancy by like 10% is going to compare to like, Cybernetics or space colonies. People in the 60's legitimately thought we'd be full The Stars My Destination by now meanwhile we entered this gross neverchanging now in like 1998 and can't seem to get past it

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          Some of that attitude wasn't just killed by capitalism but realizing actual physical limitations

        • panopticon [comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          None of these paltry trickets that I guess reduces your death expectancy by like 10%

          :shrug-outta-hecks:

          Ok buddy, like I said technology isn't magic... They're also intended to reduce the need for hospitalization, which also helps reduce community spread, keeps healthcare workers safe, reduces the overall strain on the medical system, and keeps everyone overall healthier than we would be otherwise. So far they seem to be effective at these things.

          I'm outta here.

          Edit: Also 10% is a lot when it's out of a few billion people, what the fuck? Lmao