Adobe COVID-19

Hey

Is the administration seriously thinking about moving the Adobe COVID-19 files down to where the earthquake zones are, just so they can bump the economy back up to number two?

If I may ask, what’s the catch? What exactly is the issue here?

wearybison63 said:If I may ask, what’s the catch? What exactly is the issue here?

It drives me nuts. COVID-19 is basically history, yet they still drag it into politics immediately.

In a world where the economy is everything—inflation, gas prices, electricity bills... I'm stuck looking at this Adobe file about COVID-19.

Does COVID-19 actually have its own Adobe file? I suppose that information should probably be located within Health?

mistyotter35 said:Does COVID-19 actually have its own Adobe file? I suppose that information should probably be located within Health?

Bravo! Just move the health stuff over to Adobe.

The issue with this Adobe file is that it doesn't actually belong to any single category; it’s more like a chaotic cocktail of everything under the sun—health, social issues, politics, the economy, science, philosophy... you name it.

I honestly think the whole concept was doomed from the get-go because there isn't a logical home for it now. Instead of trying to jam everything into one massive document, we should have just tackled specific topics within their respective subreddits, using the Adobe file merely as a curated collection of links to those discussions. If we just shut down this particular thread, every topic would finally land exactly where it belongs. For instance, under the economics section, we'd still have active threads debating how both COVID-19 and the subsequent government mandates impacted the economy—which remains a vital conversation, especially when you consider the current inflation rates we're all dealing with.

Larry Walker24 said:Hey

Is the administration seriously thinking about moving the Adobe COVID-19 files down to where the earthquake zones are, just so they can bump the economy back up to number two?

I’ve gotta say, I’m fully on board with what my buddy Larry Walker24 is putting down here.

We really ought to be shifting our focus toward those economic shifts... ☕

velvetmoose9 said:I’ve gotta say, I’m fully on board with what my buddy Larry Walker24 is putting down here.

We really ought to be shifting our focus toward those economic shifts... ☕

👋 👋 👋 🙂

Ever since this place first started up, and honestly even way before we had Reddit or the IMF hanging around, LES has always been at the top of the food chain... and that’s exactly how things should stay.

Carl Wilson said:Ever since this place first started up, and honestly even way before we had Reddit or the IMF hanging around, LES has always been at the top of the food chain... and that’s exactly how things should stay.

The problem is, you used to find actually interesting stuff on LES, but now everyone’s totally checked out. Every single thread gets shut down immediately like they're terrified of someone starting a conversation.

The only thing left from the old LES days is the chat, and honestly, that’s not enough to justify keeping it at the top of the site.

Back to the point: thank God that COVID-19 Adobe file is gone. I agree, it needs to be buried deep in the archives where it belongs.

With our partial 🙂 we don't deal with those "problems" 🙂

Jeremy Johnson18 said:The problem is, you used to find actually interesting stuff on LES, but now everyone’s totally checked out. Every single thread gets shut down immediately like they're terrified of someone starting a conversation.

The only thing left from the old LES days is the chat, and honestly, that’s not enough to justify keeping it at the top of the site.

Back to the point: thank God that COVID-19 Adobe file is gone. I agree, it needs to be buried deep in the archives where it belongs.

I mean, seriously, what hasn't gone downhill since the site admins started running things this way? The only thing left standing is the corner for Ble, so if we can't have LES up there, at least put the NFL section at the top.👋

Jesse Bailey91 said:With our partial 🙂 we don't deal with those "problems" 🙂

Go ahead, take a victory lap. 🤣

As for whether there's actually a problem, I'm staying noncommittal.

Matthew Jackson2 said:The issue with this Adobe file is that it doesn't actually belong to any single category; it’s more like a chaotic cocktail of everything under the sun—health, social issues, politics, the economy, science, philosophy... you name it.

I honestly think the whole concept was doomed from the get-go because there isn't a logical home for it now. Instead of trying to jam everything into one massive document, we should have just tackled specific topics within their respective subreddits, using the Adobe file merely as a curated collection of links to those discussions. If we just shut down this particular thread, every topic would finally land exactly where it belongs. For instance, under the economics section, we'd still have active threads debating how both COVID-19 and the subsequent government mandates impacted the economy—which remains a vital conversation, especially when you consider the current inflation rates we're all dealing with.

I suppose I have to agree. The political and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will likely remain a relevant topic for many years to come.

Even if you look at the epidemiological data—though I wonder how many people actually bother to follow those daily reports anymore—the context remains incredibly significant, regardless of how much effort is being made right now to sweep everything under the rug.

Then again, I guess it’s also true that most people have simply reached their breaking point and just don't care about any of it anymore...

Noah Perez5 said:I suppose I have to agree. The political and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will likely remain a relevant topic for many years to come.

Even if you look at the epidemiological data—though I wonder how many people actually bother to follow those daily reports anymore—the context remains incredibly significant, regardless of how much effort is being made right now to sweep everything under the rug.

Then again, I guess it’s also true that most people have simply reached their breaking point and just don't care about any of it anymore...

Spot on. The political and economic dimensions, both regarding the pandemic itself and the way the government responded to it, are going to stay inextricably linked to our broader national discourse for a very long time.

From a scientific and epidemiological standpoint, if we fail to actually extract some meaningful lessons from all of this, then frankly, we haven't earned our place as a civilized society.

Then again, the reality is that for most people, they've already checked out of all of this for one reason or another...

There were plenty of folks who had already checked out back in 2020, so I suppose they feel they shouldn't be forced to pay attention now.

But then you have the other group—those whose motives for silencing the debate aren't nearly as innocent. They’re looking for an amnesty today, but mark my words, they'll find themselves repeating the exact same mistakes when the next crisis hits...

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...veness/671879/

Matthew Jackson2 said:Spot on. The political and economic dimensions, both regarding the pandemic itself and the way the government responded to it, are going to stay inextricably linked to our broader national discourse for a very long time.

From a scientific and epidemiological standpoint, if we fail to actually extract some meaningful lessons from all of this, then frankly, we haven't earned our place as a civilized society.

Then again, the reality is that for most people, they've already checked out of all of this for one reason or another...

There were plenty of folks who had already checked out back in 2020, so I suppose they feel they shouldn't be forced to pay attention now.

But then you have the other group—those whose motives for silencing the debate aren't nearly as innocent. They’re looking for an amnesty today, but mark my words, they'll find themselves repeating the exact same mistakes when the next crisis hits...

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...veness/671879/

Some fascists possess a nature so unrestrained that they no longer even bother to mask it, operating under the delusion that current fascist trends in society grant them permanent immunity. Regarding free speech, one should allow fascists to state their views openly, but when these very actors weaponize so-called "hate speech" codes in the public square specifically to silence their opponents, they are the ones laying the groundwork for their own prosecution; after all, they are the ones attempting to attribute hate speech to their critics, who are simply opposing fascism and nothing more. Their detractors might even tolerate the hate speech itself—since hate speech is merely a verbal offense—but they cannot, and absolutely must not, tolerate the coercion of others through blackmail into receiving vaccinations for unverified, and now proven, harmful substances. That is the true source of the fascist's frustration. And when they continue to project their hatred onto others, we must remember that behind their rhetoric and their attempts to muzzle dissent lie horrific atrocities that never truly expire.

Nica, you think anything's actually gonna come of this?

Larry Walker24 said:It drives me nuts. COVID-19 is basically history, yet they still drag it into politics immediately.

In a world where the economy is everything—inflation, gas prices, electricity bills... I'm stuck looking at this Adobe file about COVID-19.

I don't think the CDC would be feeling the same way you are, man. When exactly did they call it over?

Larry Walker24 said:Nica, you think anything's actually gonna come of this?

I can't help but wonder, though, why there seems to be such an intense rush to get this settled right away. 🤔

bluerider63 said:I don't think the CDC would be feeling the same way you are, man. When exactly did they call it over?

When was the last time you actually heard a single number regarding infection rates on the US news?