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Joseph Clark37 said:It strikes me as strange that almost exclusively epidemiologists make up the expert task force during this pandemic. Why aren't we seeing neurosurgeons, ophthalmologists, or OB-GYNs involved? Something doesn't add up...

You're totally trivializing it.

Matthew Young35 said:Of course there are lunatics.
With seven billion people on the planet, it would be statistically bizarre if there weren't.
And it takes a special kind of idiot to stand against vaccines, which are easily one of the greatest achievements in human history.

And yes, it’s certainly "crazy" when some woman featured on HuffPost decides to meddle in epidemiology despite clearly knowing absolutely nothing about viruses.
She doesn't even grasp what any amateur could figure out after reading two articles: the coronavirus isn't part of the influenza family. We are talking about two entirely different types of viruses.
Is it really "insanity" to refuse to weigh in on a subject where you have zero expertise?

Chill out, man—you aren't gonna drop dead from Corona before you deal with something like cancer or a random heart attack.

Laura Chavez93 said:And honestly, if you step outside without a mask, people stare at you like you're some kind of biohazard intentionally trying to spread the virus everywhere...🙂

meanwhile they're walking around wearing masks made out of grandma's old lace doilies🤣

Matthew Young35 said:So, epidemiologists are useless when it comes to actual epidemics, but we should definitely listen to a retired pediatrician from Maxportal, a totally unhinged Sladoljev, some crazy anti-vax internist, and the "experts" over at Bujanec.

Not.

Exactly—everyone else is just "insane" if they happen to think differently, right? Bravo. Why don't you just go live in North Korea then. I wasn't even aiming at them, but I'm positive Sladoljev, that unhinged internist, or that Vrček guy definitely know way more than you and me. And newsflash: it’s the same story in Germany, America, and pretty much everywhere else—plenty of these "nutjobs" around.

Laura Chavez93 said:🙂
And instead of isolating the high-risk groups—namely retirees and those with chronic illnesses,
they choose to wreck the entire fabric of society by declaring a state of emergency, banning people from doing anything, outlawing social gatherings, and essentially killing off all social life...
just so these old-timers can linger for a few more months... what a brilliant strategy... ☕

Seriously, you can't even sneeze in public without someone watching you like they're checking to see if you've got your pants on straight. Total bullshit.

Matthew Young35 said:If this "flu" mutates even slightly into something with a high mortality rate, we are absolutely screwed.
We know nothing about this virus. We don't have a vaccine, we don't have a cure, we don't have enough ventilators, and we don't have enough hospital capacity. Is it seasonal? Who knows. For all we know, we don't even fully grasp the exact mechanics of how it spreads.
All we know for certain is that it is highly infectious, and that's it.

On the flip side, we know a great deal about the flu. It's seasonal, we have vaccines, it's less contagious, and we understand its transmission.

Are we really supposed to believe that every single country on Earth is either incompetent or part of some grand pharmaceutical conspiracy?
I wouldn't go that far.
Just try considering the possibility that epidemiologists across the globe might actually be right, while a retired pediatrician posting on Reddit—someone whose expertise doesn't even cover this field and who apparently doesn't realize that Coronavirus isn't even part of the Influenza family—might be wrong. Just try it.

Epidemiologists are a joke—they just crunch numbers and look at what happened in the past, doing their own little math problems, kind of like how seismologists act after an earthquake. Everything is always "we think," "we assume," or "we believe." That's not science, that's just being a psychic. Like, they're saying again that the next 2-3 weeks are "critical"—yeah, they said the exact same thing 2-3 weeks ago. 🤣 It blows my mind that there aren't any public debates happening about this situation, and there aren't any other types of scientists on that task force besides those epidemiologists. I'm not talking about conspiracies here; I'm saying there are just way too many weird things, too many gaps, and way too much controversy going on.

But one thing is for sure: they can take their "cure" for Corona and shove it. Of course, just like always, the only solution is some vaccine from the pharmaceutical companies. ☕

Paul Martinez73 said:Comparing America to Sweden and Germany?
Alright, enough arguing. You win. ☕

we've got Willie 🤣

restlesssurfer97 said:Look, SARS and MERS are basically the same family of coronaviruses as this current one, and I spent a good couple of months diving deep into all the research a while back—I’m getting a little fuzzy on the specifics now, but if my memory serves me right, there are about seven well-known coronaviruses out there. Four of them have been causing basic common colds for decades, and then, totally catching everyone off guard, SARS showed up back in 2002 and proved these things can actually be lethal with pretty high mortality rates, and then MERS came along being even more deadly, and now we have this.
So, you really shouldn't downplay this as just some other run-of-the-mill flu strain; calling it SARS-CoV-2 is actually totally justified.

The death rate isn't just 1% of people who get hospitalized; if you're looking at those actually in the hospital, the fatality rate is way higher, though here in the States, the mortality rate among those tested is sitting at around 1%.
What everyone is assuming, and what’s probably the truth, is that the actual number of people infected is way higher than what we see, but we won't really know for sure until we start massive testing and maybe look into antibody studies too. That's the only way we could truly prove if the mortality rate is actually lower than it looks.

The reality is that they're implementing this total lockdown without any kind of long-term strategy for how to actually fight this, which feels like a fast track to disaster, but honestly, when it comes to us in America, you can't really expect much better, since we tend to just wait for someone else to come in and put out the fire for us.

People who are infected aren't the same as people who are sick; there's a huge difference there.

Matthew Young35 said:You forgot to use quotation marks or cite a source—just a retired pediatrician on Reddit.

And naturally, the text is riddled with errors, such as the claim that the coronavirus is one of the many viruses in the Influenza group.
It is not. Therefore, you can strike down everything written following that error as inaccurate.

Look, hundreds of thousands of people kick the bucket from the standard flu every single year, so what’s even the big deal with this Corona stuff? What, are we supposed to lock everyone indoors when it's just regular old flu season? This whole argument is full of holes—you don't even get the basic math right, and you clearly have no clue how much this virus actually spread through the population. Plus, when I see the garbage coming out of the WHO—who we all know are just a bunch of corrupt hacks tied to Big Pharma—the whole thing just reeks. The only real story here is about preventing the healthcare system from collapsing under the weight; everything else is just massive overreaction. Take Italy—they were already in deep shit before this virus even showed up because they barely had enough hospital beds to begin with. During a normal flu season, their hospitals are basically at 100% capacity anyway. This virus was just the final nudge pushing them off the cliff they were already teetering on (and yeah, let's not forget they're one of the oldest populations in the West, have tons of smokers, weren't prepared, etc.).

We really need to start adopting a hedgehog doctrine

Paul Martinez73 said:https://www.cnn.com/news/coronavirus-updates-link

Well, this whole thing is just 🤣

So, Vincent doesn't have Corona—we’ve known each other for ages. This lady had her grandkids over because it was Grandpa's birthday, which is the biggest thing ever. Honestly, I've changed my mind; instead of banning everything, we should just issue guidelines on what people should and shouldn't be doing...

If it turns out those seniors voluntarily hung out with infected people (even if they were showing symptoms), we should just deny them medical care, treat it as an attempted suicide, and mandate psychiatric treatment.

And for all the young folks, if they keep partying and it turns out they were in contact with more than ten people during isolation, let's treat that as intentional spreading of the virus and attempted murder.

Anyway, see ya. People are animals; they don't care about themselves, let alone the vulnerable. Then, once they get hit, they start whining to everyone for help.

You aren't exactly a genius either, are you?

brightpilot6 said:Look, liberals aren't idiots.

I’m not really trying to nitpick whether their estimates regarding themselves or Dalton are actually accurate. I'm just making a broader point—being a liberal doesn't mean you have to turn a blind eye to behavior that poses a genuine threat to the community, does it? At least, that's how I've always understood it.

Dangerous behavior? Man, someone clearly scrubbed your brain with bleach.

https://www.nytimes.com/section/us-news/politics

Honestly, nothing warms my heart quite like those ultra-tolerant liberals.

loneseal said:I’m usually working until almost 5. If I need to pick up something mid-week that won't sit on my desk for a few hours, I just head out a little early and make up that extra half hour or so the next day. No sane boss is going to give you grief over that.

The logic behind this rule is pretty straightforward—it's meant to stop people from being forced into shift work. All this whining about retail hours is just pure nonsense.

🙂

urbanhawk17 said:I'm a solid 5 on this, I think I get your point, but I just don't see the logic in working until 5 p.m.

Like I said, if it actually makes sense, they should just wrap things up by 1 p.m.

I don't see the point in working Sundays, I don't see the point in working on Christmas Eve, and I definitely don't see the point in working until midnight only to drive out to some tiny town in rural Colorado to visit a relative, then realize I need to grab something at the mall on my way back—only to find everything closed at 3 PM on a Saturday, and that’s even without this whole damn virus mess.🙄

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Since we're talking about things making zero sense—honestly, most of this feels pointless to me. Like, why shut down the entire country over a virus that's killed a few dozen thousand people, most of whom were already chronically ill? A regular flu takes hundreds of thousands of lives every year and nobody treats it like the end of the world. So many decisions being made right now feel totally irrational... I'm starting to feel like I'm living straight out of Orwell's 1984.

urbanhawk17 said:I don't touch bread; I stick to meat. I guess some people just can't function without their carbs. 🤷

Take your example, for instance. I guess you could ask why they don't just put the people commuting from out of town—say, someone driving from a suburb into downtown Chicago—on the first shift.

Maybe they should just cap the number of people working at the store. It’s way too crowded right now anyway. If they shifted the hours to run from 8 AM to 8 PM and actually redistributed the shifts properly, I guess everyone would end up with an extra day off. Maybe that would work.

It’s just stupid. You clock out at 5:00 PM, realize you forgot to pick up something essential for dinner, and suddenly you're stuck. You have nowhere to go. You're just stranded.

A friend sent me a photo from two days ago showing a line outside a 24-hour CVS. It was crazy—people stretching out at least a hundred yards down the street. And that was only around 6:00 PM. I guess things are getting pretty desperate.

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I don't really care if they work until 5 PM or if they wrap things up by 1 PM, assuming that actually makes sense. I just don't see the point. What's supposed to happen during those three extra hours, anyway?

Of course there's going to be a line at the pharmacy because you have to hand over your SSN or insurance info—they have to keep records of everyone coming in, especially if they need to track someone who might need to be in isolation.

As for you forgetting an item? That's on you. Be smart, write a damn list, grab what you need, and get out fast. If people actually did that, there wouldn't be an issue. Instead,
people wander aimlessly through the aisles for half an hour while everyone else is stuck waiting outside because of idiots like that. I spent 40 minutes standing outside a couple of days ago; once I finally got inside, I was out in 3 or 4 minutes. Just grab your stuff and go. Stop making a mountain out of a molehill.😉😉

urbanhawk17 said:And for those of us working regular hours, I suppose there's always someone at home who can drop us off at 8:00 AM.

What, am I supposed to just buy a week's worth of bread and meat from Walmart on Sunday?

Great idea.

seriously, you gotta buy meat and bread? relax, nothing's gonna happen to you. just bake your own bread—it'll be better, healthier, and way cheaper—instead of trying to source yeast through some black market deal somewhere.🤣

urbanhawk17 said:So everyone else—except for retail workers—just happens to have a ride? Must be nice.

What about the people working until 5 or 6 PM? How are they supposed to grab groceries?

Look, if you're clocking out at 5 or 6, you probably have a day off during the week, or some family member can run an errand for you. Plus, there's freaking Amazon and grocery delivery now—it's not like stores aren't open on Sundays anymore.😲

urbanhawk17 said:People are going to be stuck waiting around until 5 or 8 because these local corner stores can't handle more than ten people at a time.

And honestly, does it even matter if they close at 5 or 8?

The big difference is they’re moving to shifts—right now, from what I gather, people are basically working one day on, then taking a day off, or maybe doing two or three days straight followed by a few days off just so fewer people have to deal with the exposure. But look, the real kicker is that some folks don't even have a car—they're stuck relying on public transit. Like, if you live out in a suburb near Phoenix, the buses stop running around 6 or 7 PM. So if your shift runs until 8, how exactly are you supposed to get home? You gonna hitchhike?