I keep hearing/reading the "cases don't matter, it's the death rate and hospitalization that matters"...
This logic obviously requires that you ignore exponential spread. The more people that get it, the more people they can give it to, and the more they can give it to, etc., etc.
The number of cases is DIRECTLY related to how LONG we continue with this shit, and how high the risk of exposure is to everyone in the meantime. Seems to me that the "cases don't matter" brand of statistical analysis seems to be little more than a good way for people to convince themselves that it's not important or worthy of their concern, risk mitigation, or personal sacrifice. People can justify whatever reality they prefer it seems.