I think “everyone has HSV” is severely exaggerated. In the US it’s ~half? overall. Rates have been going down for a long time so younger people are less likely to have HSV, and for the demographic characteristics common on lesswrong readers it’s lower still.
I think “everyone has HSV” is severely exaggerated. In the US it’s ~half? overall. Rates have been going down for a long time so younger people are less likely to have HSV, and for the demographic characteristics common on lesswrong readers it’s lower still.