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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004
Just want to make sure I am not misunderstanding something, but how can an event have an effect disproportionate to its true risk? Wouldn't it's "true risk" be the disproportionate effect itself?
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Things could change, but right now the risk of you or me or any average Joe catching Ebola appears minuscule. But if the markets crash there will be a lot of misery out there. If people stop traveling there will be a lot of people out of jobs. If everyone is consumed by this issue when there are other serious issues being ignored, it could have serious consequences. If healthcare workers stay home in droves then a lot of sick folk are going to die who might otherwise have lived. That's what I mean by an effect disproportionate to its true risk. Large consequences from a small risk.