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Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:23 am to TravisTigerTravis
I am in a place where it is directly related to lack of mask wearing and social distancing. Nobody gave a frick, like many other places, and here we are. Since you used all caps and it's "common sense" I'm sure you feel you got your poorly constructed argument across 

Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:26 am to HippieTiger
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Please show me these numbers to back that. Seems like other countries using the same protocols without as many idiots not following them and a more competent government are rebounding like champs.

Ummm...
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:26 am to HippieTiger
Would you support another shutdown?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:27 am to TravisTigerTravis
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TravisTigerTravis
We’re not all going to agree especially on an anonymous message board. So what is the deal with all caps and what seems to be rage and anger? It’s kind of weird.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:27 am to High C
Okay, now show all the countries doing far better than us. There's plenty to choose from so it shouldn't be as hard as constructing that graph. We aren't doing the worst so we do have that going for us at least
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:27 am to RLDSC FAN
These people are communists
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:28 am to High C
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Ummm
These people have no idea what that graph shows.
LOCKDOWNS and masks work! The government and media told me so.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:28 am to High C
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Please show me these numbers to back that. Seems like other countries using the same protocols without as many idiots not following them and a more competent government are rebounding like champs.


Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:29 am to HippieTiger
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Please tell me more about how wearing masks won't help when all scientific evidence points to the contrary
The "scientific evidence" has been mixed at best.
If masks were as effective as you claim, businesses wouldn't have been shut down for most of the year, and cases wouldn't be going up.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:29 am to NIH
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Would you support another shutdown?
No, but I do support social distancing and mask wearing. I can only speak for myself and those around me, but we let our guard down and now have the Rona within us. If it wasn't a group of young and healthy climbers the situation could be worse, and our selfish actions could directly affect the local community of less healthy individuals
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:30 am to HippieTiger
Masks have some impact, but it can't be significant because many areas with widespread mask compliance are seeing spikes right now higher than what they had in Feb and March (all of Europe, the coastal urban centers in this country, etc).
I'm actually curious if the biggest benefit from mask usage is decreased viral load, maybe contributing to the much lower hospitalization and death rates we see now.
You would think as a society we would adjust our strategy given the much lower health care system usage COVID causes now, whatever the cause, but nope. The entire thing is just a risk tolerance balancing act between COVID healthcare impacts and the cost of government restrictions, and one side of that equation has clearly changed but we haven't rebalanced. We're stuck in this weird hysteria feedback loop that seems to be detached from the reality of what the COVID risk levels actually are.
I'm actually curious if the biggest benefit from mask usage is decreased viral load, maybe contributing to the much lower hospitalization and death rates we see now.
You would think as a society we would adjust our strategy given the much lower health care system usage COVID causes now, whatever the cause, but nope. The entire thing is just a risk tolerance balancing act between COVID healthcare impacts and the cost of government restrictions, and one side of that equation has clearly changed but we haven't rebalanced. We're stuck in this weird hysteria feedback loop that seems to be detached from the reality of what the COVID risk levels actually are.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:30 am to HippieTiger
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I am in a place where it is directly related to lack of mask wearing and social distancing. Nobody gave a frick, like many other places, and here we are.
Why are cases rising in places that do give a frick? Is it because its getting colder and people are inside more? If that’s the case then the virus is going to do what viruses do and short of a strict lockdown not much will stop it.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:30 am to HippieTiger
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Okay, now show all the countries doing far better than us.
How many times are you going to “adjust” your argument? How about you show us?
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:31 am to High C
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Viruses have been “just doing their thing” forever. How many times have we locked down a country, damaged a thriving economy, and cost so many people their livelihoods over a virus doing its thing before?
Oh I agree. And there has been political hysteria over it.
That doesn’t mean it’s all of the master deep states plan.
The fact remains that it is empirically deadlier than the flu. Not enough to warrant shutting things down from a pragmatic aspect, but enough to evoke the emotional pearl clutchers.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:32 am to nvasil1
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masks were as effective as you claim, businesses wouldn't have been shut down for most of the year, and cases wouldn't be going up.
What percentage of the population is wearing them? Look at football games across the country yesterday. Not many. Saw some footage of Bourbon Street last night which was packed and maybe 10% was wearing a mask
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:32 am to mceuph
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A reminder that condoms are only 98% effective. Out of an abundance of caution I recommend continuing to wear it for the entire day after you climax.
You win the Internet today my friend!
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:33 am to HippieTiger
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Okay, now show all the countries doing far better than us.
How about YOU show us the countries doing far better?
You make the claim and then want others to prove YOUR point?
Typical
Hint: you said "other countries with similar protocols". The countries on that graph meet your criteria.
But let's see your information to back up your claim.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:33 am to RLDSC FAN
This is ridiculous. What the hell is the point of the vaccine if we don't know how effective it will be and still have to do social distancing and wear masks?
Either release a vaccine that is effective, or don't release it.
They don't want the influenza comparisons, but they are making it pretty easy to make them with idiotic takes like this.
Either release a vaccine that is effective, or don't release it.
They don't want the influenza comparisons, but they are making it pretty easy to make them with idiotic takes like this.
Posted on 11/15/20 at 11:35 am to Volvagia
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That doesn’t mean it’s all of the master deep states plan.
I never said that. I do believe that political pressure from the left has greatly affected how it’s been handled, though.
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