the numbers vs media reaction

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[–]ctvzbuxr 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

As horrible as abortion is, it doesn't have an exponential growth rate.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That is the argument many are making, but diseases never have exponential growth rate. Logistic growth rate would be more accurate. We don't know the maximum though. It seems unlikely but would be incredible if the coronavirus deaths reached 40 million like abortion.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The first half of logistic growth looks exactly like exponential growth, and that's the exact part everyone is concerned about.