Yeah, it is indeed milder - but it’s not a mild disease by any means. Absolutely fucking everyone, from chuds to libs to some people on here, are taking “milder” to mean “it’s just a cold bro”, not “fuck, it’s far more contagious with just a 40% drop in hospitalization and insufficient data to assess the burden of long term chronic disease”. There of course, has been little to no push back on this narrative from state institutions due to the need for the line to go up. It’s utterly horrifying tbh