Aatch
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<p>Suspiciously Majestic</p>
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@Salty Luxon barely beat &quot;none of the above&quot;! That is amazing.
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#CatsOfMastodon
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@DrorBedrack@mastodon.social @infobeautiful@vis.social @ourworldindata@vis.social my thoughts exactly. The news reports on things that are, well, newsworthy. It's worth noting that, according to the chart, COVID deaths were 2% of the deaths, but 5% of the reporting. It's almost like there was something worth reporting on at the time! News media sucks in lots of ways, but "death-related reporting doesn't accurately reflect causes of deaths" is not one of them.
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@oscarjiminy@aus.social the conclusion echoes criticisms I've made of ADHD (and neurodivergent) characterization: so much of it is defined by what assessors think is a problem, not what the individual being assessed thinks is a problem. My brother and I were both diagnosed with ADHD as adults. Looking back, the evidence was all there when we were younger but because neither of us "acted out" or noticeably struggled academically it wasn't brought up. Even the name, attention-de...