In econ the made sure we understood static analysis (A moves to B, end of story) and dynamic analysis (A moves to B and now everything has changed and it keeps moving).
This chart is a static analysis- 60K people die, end of story. Where is the 2nd wave, 3rd wave,
In static analysis the curve goes flat because reality turns off and nothing ever changes again. In the real world, people go back to the offices, malls, and airports and the infect-o-rama starts again.
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