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> The effective reproduction rate decreases when people take precautions. In looking at the outbreak gripping Italy, it seems like hard quarantine is the most
by microcolonel 7y ago
> The effective reproduction rate decreases when people take precautions.
In looking at the outbreak gripping Italy, it seems like hard quarantine is the most basic precaution, and perhaps we should be taking it before the first hundreds of people die in each of our countries.
- TrumpMyGuns 7y agoMost people are reactive and view proactivity as stupid, a waste of time, etc. I'm sure many people have dealt with this while writing software. tl;dr: People are idiots.
- vanniv 7y agoItaly's quarantine will probably kill many more people than the virus ever could
- microcolonel 7y agoWhat's your reasoning on that? I really want to know, since on the face it seems like an absolutely outrageous, borderline random conclusion to draw.
- vanniv 7y agoIt has been 2 days. Now, all businesses except grocers are closed, and grocers are mostly out of food. Roads are closed. People are going to be very, very hungry very, very soon. Hunger will create desperation, which will create violence, which will quickly dwarf the few thousands of people that covid will kill