Dived 100 thousand deaths into a population of 7+ billion people and get back to me. It's about .00001 percent. Unless I'm a complete moron, this shit is overhyped.
Edit: or just kook me without explaining why I'm wrong. That's cool.
A lot of people think it's overhyped at this point. That is NOT to say it's not a shitty fucking virus that can kill even seemingly healthy people, but even when Swine Flu cases were in every state, it's not like we closed the entire nation down for something that was FAR more fatal to those who got it.
Yes, if you're old or have compromised health, it's something to worry about and avoid going out for some time. But, there's always a fair chance a HUGE portion of the population has/had it and is just asymptomatic and never even had a clue they were infected.
Notice that the goalposts for how many deaths, how long for lockdowns etc. changes like the wind. Fauci has flipped more times than Jeffwonsong's board down a 10 stair set on a summer afternoon, the fact is that we honestly don't know enough to really gauge for sure how much of a threat it will be in the long run. But, all I know is there are some state governors who seem to be a bit TOO happy with projecting the chance of long-term closures at the expense of the livelihoods of those who need it well beyond what most are saying is reasonable, which to me sets off alarm bells that once again, a crisis has been seized to turn into someone else's political opportunities for more power grabs at all costs.
I give it to the start of May, but after that, fuck it, people are going to start rioting if the "experts" try to claim summer has been canceled over this as if the whole world can just grind to a halt without long-term ramifications that we may never rebound from.
Topic: Corona Virus. What's going on where you live? (Read 93147 times)