I understand Seven's perspective but I think its unusually naive for him. What would happen if we took no precautions and attempt to ride this out? if western governments announced the coronavirus was here, prepare for mass death of the vulnerable but the rest need to keep working to prevent economic collapse because we ran the systems and based off data we concluded that staying open is the most sensible approach? that we need to let the vulnerable die and preserve our future? maybe its accepted but then what happens a few weeks into that scenario when the healthcare system becomes overwhelmed, a bunch of us get sick, your grandparents die, ignorance is allowed to spread like a second virus through social media?
Red state boomers might be willing to die for the economy but, imo, most westerners are not even remotely psychologically prepared for a pandemic. They would panic and the insuing panic would create far worse damage than the current shutdown.
Even from the coldest, sacrifice the weak to preserve the herd perspective, the shutdown makes sense because we arent the chinese or boomers. If you think Susan who needs an hour of goat yoga after becky's passive aggressive comment at morning coffee is going to rise to the occassion that her grandparents did in 1940 you're high off your ass.
Most of current western society is not capable of making that sacrifice because they haven't experienced anything like this in their lives and if pushed into it there is a high chance would only react in a manner that makes the situation even worse.
Red state boomers might be willing to die for the economy but, imo, most westerners are not even remotely psychologically prepared for a pandemic. They would panic and the insuing panic would create far worse damage than the current shutdown.
Even from the coldest, sacrifice the weak to preserve the herd perspective, the shutdown makes sense because we arent the chinese or boomers. If you think Susan who needs an hour of goat yoga after becky's passive aggressive comment at morning coffee is going to rise to the occassion that her grandparents did in 1940 you're high off your ass.
Most of current western society is not capable of making that sacrifice because they haven't experienced anything like this in their lives and if pushed into it there is a high chance would only react in a manner that makes the situation even worse.
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same guy?