Eh, I guess I've found Total Cases to be the least useful indicator of trends, and I don't think having people reacquaint themselves with a new y-axis label is some grand conspiracy. Every other headline is about lack of ICU capacity being at fever pitch.
I guess the timing could be as a result of new admin and protocols too. I just look at China's cumulative graph and it's just a flat line for the last 11 months. If you're trying to contact trace or work with relevant information, Total Cases gives you nothing pertinent. I see where you're coming from, though. They should still have the option to look for Total Cases.
Short-term, yeah, I can see how it feels deceptive. But people seeing a different regional graph than they're used to and being challenged to read label axes is probably better for the long-term.
But if there's a grand conspiracy to whitewash Covid because Biden has assumed the presidency, I think we'll have a better handle on testing that with headlines. Although, to his credit, Biden's administration at least has a vaccine rollout plan, so also consider that as we see the numbers change over the coming months.
I guess I don't understand the implication. Is it that Google wants to feed into the impression that Biden is the pandemic savior and hustle "the economy" back on track?
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Eh, I guess I've found Total Cases to be the least useful indicator of trends, and I don't think having people reacquaint themselves with a new y-axis label is some grand conspiracy. Every other headline is about lack of ICU capacity being at fever pitch.
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I guess the timing could be as a result of new admin and protocols too. I just look at China's cumulative graph and it's just a flat line for the last 11 months. If you're trying to contact trace or work with relevant information, Total Cases gives you nothing pertinent. I see where you're coming from, though. They should still have the option to look for Total Cases.
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Short-term, yeah, I can see how it feels deceptive. But people seeing a different regional graph than they're used to and being challenged to read label axes is probably better for the long-term.
But if there's a grand conspiracy to whitewash Covid because Biden has assumed the presidency, I think we'll have a better handle on testing that with headlines. Although, to his credit, Biden's administration at least has a vaccine rollout plan, so also consider that as we see the numbers change over the coming months.
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I guess I don't understand the implication. Is it that Google wants to feed into the impression that Biden is the pandemic savior and hustle "the economy" back on track?
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