D&D and the rising pandemic

[NotAYakk]

@NotAYakk
Those would be public health measures, as I mentioned.

Sometimes, life only gives you bad options, and you have to choose which is the least sucky. It doesn’t matter what the predictive stats tell us if science is unable to provide a better path.

Science does provides a better path. Wuhan has to all appearances defeated the Covid-19 bug. Even outside of Wuhan, where it was less epidemic, the cases are being choked off. We can detect it, and it is slow enough to spread that even an active epidemic can be choked off.

There is what appears to be a path forward that isn't 10 years in house arrest.

The predictive stats say what happens if we choose other paths. We go with 10 years+ house arrest where 1% of the world dies to this, we go with 5%+ mortality of everyone, or we pick a costly, annoying, hard path and beat it.

Do you vote for 10+ years of house arrest, 2 million dead in USA, and 200 million dead worldwide? Do you vote for 350 million dead worldwide and no more house arrest anywhere? Or do you vote for doing something difficult?

Or do you vote for "I hope we get lucky with medical science"?

Knowing what the alternatives are, it makes paying the price easier.

 

[Zardnaar]

Science does provides a better path. Wuhan has to all appearances defeated the Covid-19 bug. Even outside of Wuhan, where it was less epidemic, the cases are being choked off. We can detect it, and it is slow enough to spread that even an active epidemic can be choked off.

There is what appears to be a path forward that isn't 10 years in house arrest.

The predictive stats say what happens if we choose other paths. We go with 10 years+ house arrest where 1% of the world dies to this, we go with 5%+ mortality of everyone, or we pick a costly, annoying, hard path and beat it.

Do you vote for 10+ years of house arrest, 2 million dead in USA, and 200 million dead worldwide? Do you vote for 350 million dead worldwide and no more house arrest anywhere? Or do you vote for doing something difficult?

Or do you vote for "I hope we get lucky with medical science"?

Knowing what the alternatives are, it makes paying the price easier.

Might not want to believe Chinese sources. They might have another flare up there and the CCP won't mind trading a few citizens for business as usual

Their media basically blaming others and making their supreme leader look great.

 

[R_J_K75]

Sometimes, life only gives you bad options, and you have to choose which is the least sucky. It doesn’t matter what the predictive stats tell us if science is unable to provide a better path.

I second this!! You gotta roll with the punches sometimes and play the hand your dealt.

 

[Zardnaar]

I second this!! You gotta roll with the punches sometimes and play the hand your dealt.

Sometimes life is a poo sandwich and every day is lunchtime.

 

[The Green Hermit]

That's a cheery thought.

 

[R_J_K75]

Sometimes life is a poo sandwich and every day is lunchtime.

Guess Im not eating that day.

 

[R_J_K75]

That's a cheery thought.

I get it and understand 100% what hes getting at.

 

[Zardnaar]

That's a cheery thought.

Main point is sometimes you can't avoid it.

We also live in times where people haven't really endured hardship at least not really. Someone saying no or internet goes down for 24 hours doesn't really count.

If you had to live on the streets, go hungary for a week or had certain medical emergencies you might have an idea.

 

[R_J_K75]

Someone saying no or internet goes down for 24 hours doesn't really count.

Exactly. Life isn't a participation trophy.

 

[The Green Hermit]

Main point is sometimes you can't avoid it.

We also live in times where people haven't really endured hardship at least not really. Someone saying no or internet goes down for 24 hours doesn't really count.

If you had to live on the streets, go hungary for a week or had certain medical emergencies you might have an idea.

I spent the first 15 years of my life without running water or electricity. Patronize somebody else.