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This is calling for a full shutdown, not self quarantine. We’re talking checkpoints, military presence to ensure compliance, protected supply chains and rationi
by crispyporkbites 7y ago
This is calling for a full shutdown, not self quarantine. We’re talking checkpoints, military presence to ensure compliance, protected supply chains and rationing.
The model has to account for a long term strategy (6-12 months) to keep the mortality rate down and the global economy operating, or we open ourselves to even greater risks.
- kmonsen 7y agoLets be clear, the economy will not survive anything like that for even one month. We are desperately hoping that after 2-3 weeks herd immunity, better medicine and first wave passing we can reopen.
- mcnamaratw 7y agoHerd immunity is what Italy is doing. I guess their economy is more severely impacted than South Korea's. I don't know.
- kmonsen 7y agoI agree we need to follow South Korea. I said this is what we are hoping for, not meaning it is in any way a smart thing to do. I don’t think the economy can survive 1-2 months in full lockdown. There are just too many vulnerable living paycheck to paycheck, and the financial system artificially boosted already and is ready to come crashing down. I think it is impossible to speculate what will happen after that, but it looks like the big money wants this thing to go down from what is happening in the UK and in the US senate. Could be in for scary times in the west.
- KaoruAoiShiho 7y agoWe can have a mandatory regulatory lockdown without draconian enforcement. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.