Posts by Matthew Young35

steelharbor9 said:🤣 🤣 🤦

It’s that whole "she wore a short skirt, so it's her own fault" kind of logic 🙏

Well, that was expected.
What actually caught my attention was the unique way this was written.

Comment under an article regarding a priest holding Mass and the subsequent assault on a journalist who was filming the service:

"So, the journalist was 'provoking' him by filming illegally? She deserves punishment, they say... Meanwhile, Congress meets with two-meter distancing, grocery stores enforce two-meter distancing, and so on. Why shouldn't the Church be allowed the same courtesy? Bravo, America! Seriously, why doesn't this journalist take her grievances to the very state institutions that are causing these problems in the first place? Look at the nursing homes—people die there because of pure government negligence. Or social workers who basically do nothing. Even the water gets shut off without residents being notified. It’s all connected. LP"

So, have you all dyed your eggs yet?

loneseal said:Look, there's a ton of stuff being tolerated right now that's way more dangerous than this one parade. Besides, it seems like you've got a massive chip on your shoulder specifically when it comes to the Catholic Church.

Sure, we tolerate much more dangerous things, but those things are necessary. This procession? It isn't.

As for me, I’m just curled up in a corner of my room, sobbing quietly and whispering to myself, "Just stay home, please, just stay home..."

William Kim said:Or maybe they should just show up when you're in your mid-30s to explain, "Please, just stay home. It doesn't matter if you're unemployed. Forget about the mortgage. Kids can survive on bread and water, and I'm sure our dear government will take care of you. Just ignore the massive economic depression waiting for us once this clears up. At least I got two more years of watching Turkish soap operas out of it."

The Right to life is a fundamental human right, and there is absolutely no justification for anyone demanding that someone else sacrifice their life.

If they were going to mess up this procession, they certainly did it with masterclass precision.
It isn't even about whether something specific happens because of this parade; it’s a matter of principle. Should the Church really be allowed to get away with everything?
Then again, perhaps that’s exactly what they’re aiming for.

Ashley Bailey6 said:Who's saying Grandma is definitely going to die or even catch it?
And who's saying she won't pass before someone else does?

Because of that 5%, everyone else stays alive, but they aren't really living. They're just waiting for the hard times predicted in every projection.

You don't have to judge immediately. Just look at it from another perspective.

Well, someone dies. That's just how it goes.

There’s a story by Ursula K. Le Guin, if I recall correctly.
It's called The Ones Who Walk Away from... damn it, I can't remember the name of the city they left.
Anyway, read it. It’s quite instructive regarding this situation and your specific way of thinking.

EDIT:
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Ashley Bailey6 said:People usually say that prolonging life is just prolonging the agony.
Emotionally and financially.
In terms of time and energy.
Looking at it rationally.

It’s all just to keep the working population locked up for who knows how long.
All of us younger people—not necessarily young, just active—are losing chunks of our lives. We're being robbed of experiences, not just right now, but for everything that comes next.

Try explaining that to the people who actually need to pass away.

Just walk up and tell them, "Hey, could you please die so I don't miss out on everything life has to offer?"

I'm sure your grandmother would just slap you upside the head and say, "Oh, you sweet child, fine, I'll go ahead and die so you don't have to suffer for my sake."

Ashley Bailey6 said:https://ourworldindata.org/births-and-deaths

I read a bit when I can. That's about it.

Back in 2015, 57 million people passed away.

Let's put this into perspective.

This year, we'll see the usual number of deaths predicted—assuming that number climbs as the population grows—minus whoever caught COVID before they died.
The rest don't matter; we wouldn't want them messing up the statistics for the biggest modern epidemic on Earth.

This virus is just one catalyst. Every virus and bacterium is dangerous to the elderly with chronic conditions. Then you have those tiny outliers—the "young" or "healthy" cases that always make the news for the sake of a headline.

How do you view the way human life expectancy increases over time?
Is it through the lens of "well, they were going to die eventually anyway," or by actively preventing the cause that triggered the death?

Sure, plenty of people caught this virus and died while already terminally ill... but does it really not matter whether they die now or in two, four, or twenty years? For them, it certainly matters.
There are certain illnesses we simply cannot fight, like various cancers, but against this nonsense, we actually have a fighting chance if we exercise some discipline.
Why not show a little discipline and extend someone's life by a few years? Even if it means missing out on a trip to Malibu?

And let's not even get started on the absurdity of claiming this might not mutate into something far more insane, given how little we actually know about this virus.

The world has become a global village. Today, it costs very little for someone to fly to the other side of the planet.
We are facing epidemiological threats unlike anything in history because mobility has never been at this level. Viruses have never spread this effortlessly.

At worst, we are looking at a drastic shift in our lifestyles.

God knows I am a passionate craft beer enthusiast, but I am managing—I'm even getting used to life without them. You can still get alcohol poisoning at home, after all.
Perhaps everything truly will be reset.

Ultimately, it comes down to this: how much comfort are we willing and able to sacrifice so that someone else might live for one more year, or even just one more week?

Paul Martinez73 said:Thugs

I wouldn't say so. It seems to me they're leaning much more heavily into marketing the Premier League than La Liga.

Paul Martinez73 said:By the way, is there any way to download and play FM 20 somewhere without using Steam?

I’ve already blown my budget for the year.
It looks like there isn't a cracked version available.

EDIT:
Seems like I was right...
https://crackwatch.com/game/football-manager-2020

Anthony Jackson2 said:If they start mass testing for antibodies, we'll get a decent idea of the actual infection numbers.

My bet? Global mortality won't top 1%.

I have no clue what the final mortality rate will actually be, but if it hits 1%, that is a terrifying figure.
If the death rate is really that high, then all this chaos everyone is causing is more than justified.

Once every single active case is officially moved to the closed column, we might actually face the reality that the mortality rate is north of 10%.
Of course, that’s assuming we aren't ignoring all the unregistered cases.

ambertinker41 said:https://www.popcorngarage.com/

A little easy... I tracked down all 13 right away.

EDIT:
14? They did a pretty decent job hiding Top Gun.

darkseal9 said:That math just isn't adding up. Where's the total number of infections? It was around 1,400, right?

Either you're stuck in isolation, or you're hooked up to a ventilator.
Where could they be? Hopefully, they’re still recovering.
Not everyone is going to make it through, nor will everyone perish.

Eric Fox7 said:🤦

Honestly, some people on this forum really catch me off guard.

And what exactly did I get wrong?
I've gone ahead and crunched the numbers based on the closed cases, just to get a rough idea of the percentages.
As for those who are still acting this deranged—I honestly wonder which category they’ll eventually be filed under.

restlesssurfer97 said:He didn't say anything wrong at all, because the whole thing hinges on that phrase 'at this rate.' Once you put the emphasis on those two specific words, the math actually checks out perfectly. ☕

Come on, Branko. ☕

Thank you.
You're absolutely right, sir.

Elizabeth Mendoza said:It feels like our mainstream media outlets have been slapped with some kind of gag order when it comes to reporting recovery numbers. You listen to the radio or scroll through the news, and everyone is obsessively rattling off new infection counts and death tolls. Every single headline is screaming about how many people are sick, yet you'll only catch a tiny mention tucked away in some obscure corner of a website noting that there were 40 new recoveries today.

Hmm...
So far, we have 219 recoveries and 20 deaths.
At this rate, that implies a 10% mortality rate and a 90% recovery rate. Roughly speaking.

If religious processions and Mass helped hold back the Black Death in the Middle Ages, I suppose they can certainly handle this minor bout of the flu.

America 🙏

Laura Chavez93 said:But honestly, there is absolutely nothing else being discussed—it’s just a non-stop loop of infection numbers, death tolls in France, and whatever Madonna thinks about the whole situation... it's been like this for the last month straight. It really makes you wonder about the future of tourism—which, let's face it, is basically the lifeblood of half the country... ☕

Yet, there’s a complete silence on the actual impact. Just the other day, they had a segment on a major national network specifically tackling this topic.
Whenever we discuss the economic fallout, the conversation almost exclusively centers on the travel and hospitality sectors.
Either you aren't paying attention to the media, or you haven't quite grasped the gravity of what's being discussed.