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People shouldn't mock your concern. Economic declines cause very real harm to real people -- mostly the working poor. People lose their jobs, their houses, an
by nostromo 7y ago
People shouldn't mock your concern.
Economic declines cause very real harm to real people -- mostly the working poor.
People lose their jobs, their houses, and their healthcare in recessions.
You may feel immune if you're a tech worker -- and you may be for a time -- but you're not immune to layoffs either.
- merolish 7y agoBeat me to it. If this gets bad there's going to be a global recession and associated political unrest on top of the actual toll of the pandemic.
- thrav 7y agoOil just dropped 30% and the virus is just getting started. It's looking likely.
- dboreham 7y agoI suspect that at some point the risks from economic harms will outweigh health concerns. I'm not sure exactly what that will mean but I don't think we can assume the world and its controlling elites will sit by as we roll back to the stone age, regardless of the health outcome.