RE: Setting The Precedent With Draconian Measures
In the US, I'm bracing for becoming the new Italy in a couple of weeks, with a mother in her 70's and in-laws in their 80's just a quick drive down I-75 from the idiot carefree millenials/iGens at Spring Break in Florida quietly but undoubtedly spreading this and other pathogens.
The draconian measures emperically seem to be working in China, and reacting slowly has empirically been disastrous in Italy, which is where the US seems destined to be headed.
I'd believe the conspiracy theory that the draconian shutdowns are a ploy to consolidate power, except that the biggest fault of our usually faux-despotic and power-overreaching President has been failure to react quickly enough.
In any other context I'd have a huge problem with starving small businesses and sitting at home making Amazon, YouTube and Netflix even richer. But based on the advice of actual experts, I'll buy into the social distancing since it has been proven to actually make a difference, even though there is a LOT more that should be done from a public policy standpoint. Don't even get me started on ventilator shortages and closing the Office of Pandemic Preparedness.
Conspiracy thinking is lazy - it assumes that all problems stem from a small cabal of nefarious individuals. If only it could be that simple. Reality is much more complex and problematic. Reality is a bunch of people trying their best to follow the twisted incentives offered by a badly broken global system, and all of the best intentions just contribute to the whole thing failing miserably.
In a world like that, expertise is the only thing to hold onto, so I'll keep washing my hands for 20 seconds while singing Happy Birthday twice and working and schooling from home. Commuting sucks anyway.
That being said, there are primary elections being delayed here, and if that happens in November with the general election and referendum on POTUS (piece of tiny-handed unflushable s***) I'll give up my social distancing and be first in line with a torch and pitchfork.
Happy Spring, everybody!
I’m also not riding with the conspiracy theories and I don’t think it matters where it’s from I just think the measures are like trying to kill a mosquito with a machine gun in a room full off people and you’re going to do far more harm then good
Yes it seems like the right thing when you in fear and in the moment but over the next 10 years how many people are going to suffer because of failed economies, homelessness, poverty and all its knock on effects!
Don’t get me wrong I don’t like this economic system at all, but I don’t think we’re ready to leave it just yet! I just think that something 90% of people will recover from easily shouldn’t result in 99% of people suffering in the future and continue to enrich the 1% out of fear!