It’s interesting in a morbid way that the two groups that seem generally dismissive are the ones most and least affected by it. Kids I understand because they’re kids and are being told it’s not as dangerous for them. Older people it’s inexplicable because the data is already pretty clear. It seems like many older people are dismissing it based solely on crankiness and distrust of the media. I get that, but is there no consideration that even a broken watch is right twice a day?
And in classic campfire fashion, the couple people who have spoken up with firsthand experience are being ignored or not believed in favor of people with zero experience but unshakable preconceived notions.
The ones who are "dismissive", are not dismissing the virus. They're (we're) dismissing the response. We've pretty well tanked the economy, added at least a trillion to the debt (tell me the little kids won't be affected by that), and trampled the he'll out of liberty and the constitution. No one knows if any of this is necessary, but it's happening nevertheless.
And as for people with first hand knowledge speaking up and being ignored, what do you want us to do? You had a bad illness. You survived. My God, lets burn it all down!
Are you saying, specifically, that it’s here but just let it ride?
What response would you have given ?
I'm saying it's here. It will always be here. It will probably mutate. It will kill a bunch of people whose immune system can't deal with it. Either this year or next year, if something else doesn't get them first.
Every person dies. In all kinds of ways. Even if we could have saved every fatality so far, they will still die of something. You might as well get used to the idea.
Tanking the economy to maybe save a bunch of people who probably aren't long for this world anyway is a fool's errand. But we've pissed away a lot of folks 401ks. We've saddled future generations with at least another trillion in debt. And we might probably have kept some folks alive for a little longer.
Before you get all preachy about it would be different when it affects me personally, I'm in a high risk category. I've also been told that my job is "essential", so I don't have the option of sitting at home. Even if I did, I wouldn't want to. I have no intention of spending my (potentially) last few days, or months, or decades, cowering in fear.
I also have a three year old grand daughter. I'm more worried about leaving her with a [bleep] economy than we've enjoyed. If this gets me, I've had a good life. If it doesn't, I'll enjoy whatever time I have left having a better life. Unless the politicians f uck it all up.
