I do understand that corona is on top of the usual.
I know people who lost their jobs today because of this. They are poor people.
I am not saying they should die of cv instead.
I am just saying this is overkill in my opinion. We lose homes, cars, insurance, etc very quickly at this rate. Very damaging to our health and I’m starting to think it’s worse than the cv at this point.
I am not a flu bro. I have followed these threads since the beginning. I’ve supported things like high risk sheltering, prep of more icu rooms.
I understand the curve etc. I also saw a man fired today due to lack of taxi business. He told me all the mechanics have been cut back too. This is also happening on a large and exponential scale and should not be excused as “ all necessary.” I don’t believe it’s all necessary. Some, yes.
This has been a big factor for me
I have felt for a long time that the repercussions would be severe
A lot of low earners effected. Think of all the NBA low pay people that work at those arenas. OUt of job.
so many cascading problems
It’s not an anyone’s fault.
The 1918 flu had a mini depression that followed.
This is always the way with pandemics.
Some get wealthy, some lose everything.
Danger == opportunity
There’s no ‘right’ answer here.
Just realize that every ICU visit will likely end with million dollar bills. That’s distressing to me. Because if you want Bernie bros, that’s how you get bernie bros.
YOu can’t really do ‘a little’ social distancing. It has to be all or it isn’t going to buy you really any time.
Just remember the mini depression of 1919/20 was followed by the roaring 20’s.
We should REALLY invest in more antiviral programs. Vaccine development is an iffy thing for these ‘popup’ viruses. Society can’t ‘wait’ a year or even 6 months for a vaccine. An antiviral program that had a large bench would be something that might enable continuity of society without these sinkholes in the middle of the highway.