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Go ahead, try it if you dare.

30k without even a pass, rofl
This has become absolutely sick...

Look at that snow, damn it...

Another earthquake
God, everything is just getting worse and worse...

Jacob Morgan said:it's not even normal, it’s just whatever anyone wants to do

Fine, let's be a little petty then...

Free Scribd access for the day
Alright, let’s move on from all this mindless bickering where everyone is just obsessed with their own little stats and numbers
Let's go playing hacks
Let's get more frequent with the grind

bluebison47 said:I mean, I saw this guy walking around the streets of Washington, D.C. on Sunday, and honestly... he looked like some random extra from Top Gun or something. Just wandering about. I guess he thought he was being subtle, but maybe not. 🤣

I mean, he *is* technically the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, after all...🤣🤣

wiredfalcon2 said:I dig the way you brought up traffic accidents. Let's be real: accidents happen because idiots get behind the wheel drunk or drive like maniacs. It’s the exact same thing as how this virus spreads—because of idiots who can't follow basic self-isolation rules. In both scenarios, the common denominator is just plain stupidity. If we had tighter controls and harsher penalties on the road, those death tolls would tank. Imagine if your car had built-in GPS tracking that hard-coded your speed limits. You wouldn't be able to go over 31 miles mph in the city or 50 miles mph on the highway because the car literally won't let you. Fatalities would plummet. But instead of being mad at the morons, people would be out there screaming at the government for "restricting their freedom" to speed. That's your quarantine analogy right there.

This has become the standard discourse over the last few days.
The narrative is that anyone opposing a total lockdown is just as much of an idiot as a drunk driver speeding through a red light.
There are people mandated to isolate, and then there are everyone else.
Those judgmental glares you get when you step out for a walk just because someone else is terrified for their own skin—it's this pervasive, omnipresent hysteria. It’s a brand of hysteria fueled by a public discourse that is obsessed with nothing but body counts and infection numbers...

wiredfalcon2 said:So, after they finally slapped those strict quarantine measures in place—which, let's be real, they should've done over a month ago—the number of people catching the Coronavirus in Italy is actually starting to drop. So yeah, turns out quarantine actually works.

Well, nobody was exactly expecting anything else here. We are talking about the fundamental necessity of movement controls and quarantine protocols themselves.
Someone above wrote that we might as well just ban driving altogether to see if that produces results too, bringing that death toll of 300 in traffic accidents down to zero...

ironpanther5 said:Honestly, the real headache here is that this virus seems specifically designed to make a huge chunk of the population dependent on ventilators just to hang on. They might survive, sure, but the massive issue is that we simply don't have enough respirators or medical staff to go around. In plain English, we’d likely see quite a few young people passing away simply because they couldn't get a timely response from the healthcare system.

They always tell you that during flu season, everyone is bumping into the virus, but some people just don't catch it because they have better immunity, they got their shots, or they're just naturally tougher—but it feels like absolutely nothing is working for us here.

But look at our numbers—out of over 300 hospitalized, only 6 are on ventilators.
hospitalized.
As someone who isn't a medical professional, that doesn't strike me as a catastrophic figure, but please, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Laura Chavez93 said:Epidemiologists who have never faced a pandemic of this magnitude—all while having Božinović and Plenković sitting above them in the chain of command, dictating their every move? 🙂

Hmm, can you really predict what things will look like three months from now, when not only will the grocery store shelves be empty,
but you won't even have the money to buy anything, and the entire system collapses under its own paralysis?

That is exactly my point. But fine, let’s all stay locked in our houses if it makes everyone feel safer and keeps our hides covered.
At the same time, a buddy of mine—a surgeon over at the Mayo Clinic—is telling me they’ve already lost a significantly higher number of patients because they couldn't perform necessary surgeries due to this hysteria, far more than what the Coronavirus has actually killed in the US so far...

neonfalcon16 said:If I’m looking for any silver lining at all, there are two possibilities. First, we might see a spike in the birth rate because, whether people like it or not, humans are driven by primal instincts. They'll find ways to channel that forced proximity—even if they didn't ask for it—into something biological, though perhaps not on such a massive scale. Second, this is an election year. No administration in Washington, D.C. is going to be foolish enough to let massive social unrest or deep divisions tear things apart right when they need stability.

From my own experience, I can tell you that divorce rates are a much more certain bet than any sudden surge in the birth rate. My wife and I both work from home, and let me tell you, "closeness" is a very debatable concept in these circumstances.

The fact that it's an election year only plays right into the hands of this administration. They're busy buying off public opinion right now, acting like they're some kind of masterclass in crisis management just to stay in power...

mellowotter36 said:Honestly, maybe we should just let urbanhawk17, Anthony Jackson2, and Paul Sanders5 handle the measures to stop this virus. I have this gut feeling they might actually be better epidemiologists than the professionals who have spent their entire lives studying this.

Look, I'm no expert, so I'm definitely not going to second-guess the medical pros. I’ll just point out one thing: those people who were looking to get out of places like Washington, D.C. already made their move last week (I was right there with them). So, I really wonder if these new rules will even achieve what they're aiming for.

And then there's that guy who couldn't care less whether a thousand people end up suffocating in a hospital hallway...

Look, forgive me if you disagree, but some people just think differently. They look at the big picture from every possible angle, they question everything, and they don't take anyone's word at face value.
Then there are others—actually, there are quite a few of them—who crave total state control and draconian restrictions on movement. Personally, I can't stand that. Hiding away at home and waiting for the storm to pass...
To me, freedom matters more than living like an insect trapped in a shell. For some, survival is the only priority, and they couldn't care less about liberty. As long as I make it through, that's all they care about.
All this hysteria exists because everyone is just terrified for their own skin, rather than staying home out of a genuine concern for protecting the elderly.

What I find even more staggering is how the mindless sheep follow every single move this task force makes without question.
They’re out there calling for harsh prison sentences and lynch mobs, practically begging for the government to tighten its boot on everyone's neck.
It’s that exact hive mentality that Ernest Hemingway captured so vividly...

Look at Bozinovic today, lecturing certain retailers about when they should advertise TV sales. As if that’s the priority right now.
What’s next? Are they going to start regulating people's private lives and sexual habits too?
These parasites have suddenly become indispensable during this crisis, all while pursuing their true mission: dismantling the private sector entirely.

It was obviously way cheaper than flying all the way back to the States, dammit...

We’re all going to end up with mild PTSD from this at this rate...
Honestly, I could really feel the tension spiking again over here today...

Honestly, Italy is basically just a synonym for pure chaos and total lack of organization.
So, it’s really not even surprising that something like this would go down over there.
The only thing that feels off to me is why the epicenter is up north instead of the south, though I suppose that’s just how things work there—just like everything else in that country...

Eric Fox7 said:Got some info from a solid source saying that starting next week—most likely Wednesday—we're looking at a full-on lockdown. Basically, work, essential retail, and emergency services are the only things still running.

At this rate, divorce lawyers are going to be the only ones making real money from all this...

Well, every single bout of the flu inevitably reduces your lung capacity,
just like any instance of pneumonia that leaves permanent scarring on the lungs.
Nothing particularly new or revolutionary to report here...

They’re out here demonizing anyone who dares to actually step outside and breathe the fresh air, even though every single healthcare professional is telling us it’s perfectly fine to do so.
But no, why bother? Just stay cooped up at home. Lock yourself away, rot in front of the news on CNN or Fox News, and spend your days hoarding germs, flour, and toilet paper...