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Some people don't want to accept the data that shows the Covid impact hasn't been too bad
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:38 am
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:38 am
Are people so dug in with their doomsday predictions that they don't want to accept the data that shows that the curve is being flattened and that our healthcare system has been able to handle this virus?
You show them data and they try to refute you with anecdotal stuff.
For example, in my area, people are screaming that hospitals are being overwhelmed. I point out that the hospital bed rate is around 50%. They don't care and keep on screaming.
You show them data and they try to refute you with anecdotal stuff.
For example, in my area, people are screaming that hospitals are being overwhelmed. I point out that the hospital bed rate is around 50%. They don't care and keep on screaming.
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Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:39 am to GetCocky11
Nm
Sorry, posted before I read the full post. My bad.
Sorry, posted before I read the full post. My bad.
This post was edited on 4/17/20 at 8:41 am
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:39 am to GetCocky11
Wrong.
The Covid impact has been devestating.
We destroyed the economy because of it.
No, whether we should have or not is a legit question
The Covid impact has been devestating.
We destroyed the economy because of it.
No, whether we should have or not is a legit question
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:40 am to GetCocky11
It’s been pretty bad for older people with underlying medical issues
But for the majority of us it hasn’t been to bad.
But for the majority of us it hasn’t been to bad.
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:40 am to GetCocky11
In 2 weeks 90% of hospitals will have damn near 0 covid patients
We are down to 5 on the vent from a high of 20
We are down to 5 on the vent from a high of 20
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:40 am to JawjaTigah
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Tell that to the dead people and their families.
People die all the time
Why do covid deaths get special consideration?
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:41 am to JawjaTigah
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Tell that to the dead people and their families.
Well if that’s the standard we should all just shelter in place forever.
People die from all sorts of things. We can’t shut down the country every time a bystander gets hit by a car.
This post was edited on 4/17/20 at 8:42 am
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:41 am to GetCocky11
I get what you’re saying, but you also have to think that social distancing likely mitigated thousands of cases.
We will never know how bad it could have been or if it wouldn’t have been bad at all. It’s all opinion.
We will never know how bad it could have been or if it wouldn’t have been bad at all. It’s all opinion.
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:43 am to GetCocky11
If you exclude the NYC metro area and its suburbs in CONN and NJ, which represent half the cases in the entire United States and over half of the deaths, we are doing very well as a country. Perhaps had they shut the damn petri dish subways down they would have been doing better. I also have a theory on why they were so hard hit which has to do with politicians looking the other way as the sweatshop scene flourished.
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:44 am to memphis tiger
quote:UR right. Life has risks. Commenting before reading full post is one of them. I did that. My bad.
Well if that’s the standard we should all just shelter in place forever.
People die from all sorts of things. We can’t shut down the country every time a bystander gets hit by a car.
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:46 am to GetCocky11
I'll say it again. When this is all over with, more people will have died from suicide after having their livelihoods destroyed than will have legitimately died from the virus itself.
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:47 am to SulphursFinest
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This post was edited on 4/12/23 at 2:33 am
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:49 am to GetCocky11
Question: what would the numbers look like had life gone about with concerts, schools, shopping malls, etc.?
There may be a direct correlation to data not being doomsday.
There may be a direct correlation to data not being doomsday.
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:49 am to GetCocky11
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Are people so dug in with their doomsday predictions that they don't want to accept the data that shows that the curve is being flattened and that our healthcare system has been able to handle this virus?
the curve isn't even really being flattened. it's clear at this point that strategy wasn't needed
so yeah, you have your doomcasters who are rattling that sabre and then politicians who don't want to look stupid/authoritarian trying to keep the danger alive. the 2 play off each other in a symbiotic misery
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:50 am to msutiger
I definitely think it has worked. I also admit I have no idea how bad it could have been if we didn’t do it. Might have been nothing, might have been horrible.
Everyone who is acting like a doctor or a scientist about this whole thing make me laugh.
Everyone who is acting like a doctor or a scientist about this whole thing make me laugh.
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:50 am to SulphursFinest
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I get what you’re saying, but you also have to think that social distancing likely mitigated thousands of cases.
Just like the flu does every year?
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:50 am to TigerFanatic99
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I'll say it again. When this is all over with, more people will have died from suicide after having their livelihoods destroyed than will have legitimately died from the virus itself.
Nah
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:50 am to GetCocky11
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Are people so dug in with their doomsday predictions that they don't want to accept the data that shows that the curve is being flattened and that our healthcare system has been able to handle this virus?
You show them data and they try to refute you with anecdotal stuff.
For example, in my area, people are screaming that hospitals are being overwhelmed. I point out that the hospital bed rate is around 50%. They don't care and keep on screaming.
Ok, you guys really do not understand the point of mitigation we have been doing for a month. Everything you mention, virus not as bad, hospital bed rates below capacity are a RESULT of what we been doing for the past month not in-spite of it. The data are correct. It is evidence that mitigation has worked and slowed the progress of COVID-19 in this country. Unfortunately, this still seems to still devastate nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
This post was edited on 4/17/20 at 8:54 am
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:52 am to tigerwith3
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Just like the flu does every year?
imagine the flu with zero vaccine protection and no herd immunity.....why can't you people understand apples and oranges?
Posted on 4/17/20 at 8:52 am to Cosmo
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People die all the time
When are people going to stop acting like this is an even remotely strong argument
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