• iAvicenna@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    on the other hand when a virus like flu or covid replicates, it produces thousands of its variants but it is only defined by the one that causes the most damage

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      1 hour ago

      That metaphor doesn’t work. It be more accurate to compare humans to in general bacteria and most bacteria are not harmful, there are even some know useful viruses

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      6 hours ago

      Right… so less than 1% of immigrants being violent criminals, makes them equivalent to a virus?

      I mean sure. yeah. You have an opinion. I won’t be continuing this conversation.