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   Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jul-2023 14:34:08 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

   Looks like the media has finally reached peak #COVID minimization: Defining the end of the pandemic by movie ticket sales.

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     Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jul-2023 23:54:58 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

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     It's worth pointing out that ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ sold a similar amount of tickets on opening weekend as ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’

     ‘Spider-Man’ debuted in December 2021, which was the beginning of the second most deadly #COVID wave, killing ~250,000 people in the US.

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     Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jul-2023 23:54:59 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

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     Stating the obvious, but movie ticket sales and economic activity can happen at the same time as a virus continues to spread and cause harm. It's called capitalism.
     https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/23/movies/barbie-oppenheimer-box-office-numbers.html

     Thomas 🔭🕹️ and Paul Cantrell repeated this.