When moving up along a logarithmic chart from the bottom, we lose track of individuals, even counties, states, and countries until the whole world’s population is just a gently sloping line. At the bottom, the distance between one individual and a second individual is the same as between ten billion individuals and twenty billion. This type of chart conveys a better understanding of growth trends of living things where everything is stable, including the food supply. When unlimited food is available to a living system, it grows exponentially in a straight line on a logarithmic chart. The angle is the same when going from one to two, as from one billion to two billion. Four and a half million have died of Covid, and it doesn’t look like a horrible tragedy; it’s just a tiny change in a black curve on your screen, but it’s getting worse.

Covid pandemic – August 25, 2021 Logarithmic Chart