brightpilot6 said:There is certainly room for criticism here. But let’s aim for constructive feedback rather than just mindless complaining because things have become slightly inconvenient. Look, you aren't going to ban travel altogether. So what happens if an even larger crowd from Washington, D.C. decides to head down to the coast, where capacity is already stretched thin?
Thank goodness we have dozens of examples surrounding us to use for comparison—across various countries, systems, and mindsets. Our inner circle has actually proven to be more composed and systematic than many others, and arguably more successful when you consider how much people back home tend to disregard state regulations.
Just imagine for a moment if all these operations were being run by the Krimilanov gang.
From what I've gathered through the media and various accounts, I have long held a certain level of respect for Dr. Markotic, and so far, she hasn't given me any reason to doubt her. Am I happy with my own personal situation? Not at all. But if swallowing that bitter pill means there's a slightly better chance that my parents or yours won't perish on the highway, then we'll just have to bite the bullet.
We don't even need to imagine it, because we're seeing firsthand how Horvat and Aladrovic are handling the economic situation right now.
Personally, once the quarantine kicked in over in Wuhan, I realized this was something incredibly serious, and it really grated on my nerves seeing all those comments under articles on American news sites claiming it was nothing, that everyone was just panicking too much, blah blah...
So, I don't think it's just a common flu and I don't think things are being blown out of proportion, but I do believe we are approaching a tipping point—maybe we've even passed it already—where the damage from all these measures starts outweighing any actual benefits.
And it makes me wonder why certain restrictions can be slapped on so easily, especially when they carry such heavy consequences for so many people, while on the flip side, people just casually wave away suggestions for mass testing. They claim it's a waste of resources or that tests are too expensive, which feels particularly absurd when every single day of this goes on, it's literally costing the economy billions upon billions of dollars.
And no, I’m not criticizing the American approach specifically; I’m criticizing the global approach. For instance, doctors in Finland recently stated that mass testing doesn't make sense because patients will only be treated if they show symptoms anyway. From their narrow perspective, sure, that's true, but you really have to look at the bigger picture here.
Let's just let the scientists decide. I mean, I agree, but which ones? If we leave everything entirely up to the epidemiologists, they’ll keep us under quarantine until the virus completely vanishes, simply because that's the most effective tool in their specific field.
They aren't economists, so they aren't going to be thinking about the economy.
The whole thing is way, way more complex than that.
