Coronavirus (Covid-19) Discussion
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Been preaching that we are too dependent on others for years and people should have skills and ability to fix things, feed themselves and defend their families. Now that various systems are being taxed due to coronavirus, the same people who have looked at me like I’m a paranoid nut are asking me for tips.
Feels good
The thing about skills and abilities are that you carry them with you. If next year there is another pandemic, or a terrorist attack, or a natural disaster, the tactics change but the mindset and skills stay the same.
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This is right on the money. I'm always surprised (and disgusted) by men who skip washing their hands after using the toilet, an action that should be a habit for a child.
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Oops double post… Edited
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I’ve been hunkered down at home since yesterday. I’m gonna watch crap movies and season 3 of Star Trek: TNG [emoji868]
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It already is.
Our taxi driver who bought us home from Heathrow today, an immensely likable and hard-working guy of Bulgarian descent (has a degree in civil engineering, but chose to work taxis as it gives him more flexibility), has had 4 fares in the last 7 days. He can't pay his rent….
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The lidl by my house looked like a hardware store selling shelving.
People were upset that there’s no groceries to be bought.
Some were trying to push their way into the back.
Couple police officers were standing about with shopping carts, presumably to get groceries as well.
Not good when those expected to keep peace and order can’t get food for their families…
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There's an interesting thread on Twitter by someone who models pandemics.
https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1238837158007447558
He raises a few concerns:
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The virus might fade in the late spring, but come back with a vengeance in the autumn.
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We might not develop immunity after infection, meaning a lot of the strategies being promoted to handle it (herd immunity or flattening the peak of the epidemic) might not help.
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There are a lot of unknowns, which makes prediction difficult.
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And an economic collapse could kill more people than the virus!
Meanwhile Australia has brought in travel restrictions. Everyone arriving from overseas after midnight tonight has to self-isolate for a fortnight.
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One thing I was thinking about as I was puking my guts out last night (acute food poisoning): if you get something else other than covid-19 while the medical system is overwhelmed, you're probably still on your own.
Take care everyone, there's a lot worse shit out there than coronavirus.
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Why is no one discussing the ramifications of trying to stop this virus? These things are supposed to happen in nature. Not trying to be callous.
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There are a number of authors and anthropologists that point out that there is not supposed to be a population of any species that has such a contiguous density across the globe.
There are a number of diseases that wouldn't even exist today if we didn't have such a high worldwide population (according to them).
I think we may be pretty far away from "supposed to happen in nature."
