That's probably another factor re: people not wanting to stop working etc. If they see older people who are supposedly most at risk refusing to self-quarantine and rubbishing any warnings then they may well think "well, if the people we're supposed to be protecting don't care, what's the point in us taking the hit and staying indoors?" or "They don't care about putting me at risk, so why should I care about them?"
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That's probably another factor re: people not wanting to stop working etc. If they see older people who are supposedly most at risk refusing to self-quarantine and rubbishing any warnings then they may well think "well, if the people we're supposed to be protecting don't care, what's the point in us taking the hit and staying indoors?" or "They don't care about putting me at risk, so why should I care about them?"
IdleRich
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I'm not as such, I realise they can't be accurate (maybe the deaths bit is more so) but I'm watching the growth. I did a maths degree so I understand exponentials and I knew this was gonna happen but it's still frightening when it starts. Intellectual knowing and truly understanding are quite different.
I think this friction point is gonna get sharp pretty soon
padraig (u.s.)
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we were talking about it last week
the big hope is that temporary UBI etc buys some time before that sharpness
I also hope people acknowledge that resentment is a natural reaction, even if most elderly don't deserve it
surely better to address and talk through it, rather than let it fester in a some guilt/anger mixture
not that anyone's doing that here, but it shouldn't be a taboo topic
padraig (u.s.)
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that's true, fair enough. I had that moment of gut-level realization about 10 days ago and since then I've been into the grim resolve phase.
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This mass exposure over the last week or two is going to bring London & New York to a screeching halt pretty soon. Irrespective of asymptomatic incidences and people isolating, there are enough people out and about to ensure a mass contraction rate comparable to initial Wuhan cases, certainly per capita.
If we work on the assumption that there is a 4/5 day incubation period this weekend will start kicking in Tuesday/Wednesday?
Thats my theory anyway.
There was a really good graphic representation of initial infection rates/progress here today -
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
I would be interested to see what effect the big Cheltenham meet had on spread too.
If we work on the assumption that there is a 4/5 day incubation period this weekend will start kicking in Tuesday/Wednesday?
Thats my theory anyway.
There was a really good graphic representation of initial infection rates/progress here today -
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
I would be interested to see what effect the big Cheltenham meet had on spread too.
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
it's already kicked in in New York. 55% of all current U.S. cases (counting the whole state, but still) by itself, surpassed WA as leader in deaths.
best wishes, good to hear you're recovering.
luka
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Hard to think about anything else.
I've a feeling Trump and his goons are gonna twist this into something about it all being the fault of liberal states and cities.
luka
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They shouldn't be allowed. Build a wall round it, Wuhan style
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