Q: (Artemis) How many people globally minus children have died this year? Can you give us a guesstimation?
(L) You can look that up on the internet.
(Artemis) Well, some things might not be mentioned.
(L) They do those stats all the time. They're published.
(Artemis) Well can I just ask them?
(L) Okay, how many people have died so far this year?
A: 7 to 10 million.
In the May 2020 transcript, Laura asked how many people have died this year, Oleakmaea replied- ‘7 to 10 million.’
It just occurred to me that the question was not a prognostication, but rather a citing of fact- why wasn’t the answer more precise?
In the May 2020 transcript, Laura asked how many people have died this year, Oleakmaea replied- ‘7 to 10 million.’
It just occurred to me that the question was not a prognostication, but rather a citing of fact- why wasn’t the answer more precise?
(L) Okay, how many people have died so far this year?
A: 7 to 10 million.
Q: (Joe) That's in line with the annual average global death rate of something like 27 million.
In the May 2020 transcript, Laura asked how many people have died this year, Oleakmaea replied- ‘7 to 10 million.’
It just occurred to me that the question was not a prognostication, but rather a citing of fact- why wasn’t the answer more precise?