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Yes, it's a risk vs. benefit calculation where the risk is very very high. And not only risk to yourself but risk to others...
by fattire 7y ago
Yes, it's a risk vs. benefit calculation where the risk is very very high. And not only risk to yourself but risk to others...
- solidasparagus 7y agoThe risks of large portions of the economy shutting down and millions of people losing their jobs is also very significant, particularly in a country where so many live so close to the edge of disaster. It's a difficult balance, but it feels like the economic fallout is sometimes lost on the readers of HN, most of who would quite comfortably live through a period of complete lockdown.
- sdkaufman 7y agoForget losing jobs - without a lockdown, millions of people will lose their lives. Including many of our loved ones. We already know this from Italy and Wuhan, where entire families have died one by one in their homes. The only way to save some of these lives is to flatten the curve to avoid overrunning hospitals, and reduce deaths before a cure or vaccination is widely available.