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Some people are already calling the virus the "boomer remover" I'm not sure I want to be in their camp. Even with all the generational resentment in the world

by 1996 7y ago

Some people are already calling the virus the "boomer remover" I'm not sure I want to be in their camp. Even with all the generational resentment in the world, destroying the economy may be better than destroying lives.

lonelappde 7y ago
I've been wondering, all the kids pushing the nonsense stereotype prejudice against "boomers" -- do they all hate their grandparents?
nostromo 7y ago
Boomers are too young in general. But “Silent Generation Remover” is equally distasteful and doesn’t rhyme.
forkexec 7y ago
That's some serious ageist hate coming from people who may get to be old themselves someday, with younger generations cheering for their death. The Golden Rule didn't get learned, I guess.
H8crilA 7y ago
The economy will not be destroyed. It will merely change. It will be actually "destroyed" if the virus is not stopped. For God's sake people stop thinking about your S&P500 index funds for a second. Also, if you still want to be selfish, your index funds will go down to ~zero if the virus is not stopped.
- nostromo 7y ago
  Looking at this in dispassionate economic terms... It’s not clear to me that letting the virus run it’s coarse would hurt the economy. Some (but certainly not most) very old people would die, but they are not in their productive years. Their assets would pass to younger people who would be more inclined to put them to use in the economy.
  - 6nf 7y ago
    This is how I see it too. We are not going to able to stop the virus, it's everywhere already. Shutting down the country may delay this a bit which is good for hospitals but terrible for everything else. The difference in death toll would be minimal, but the difference in the economic recovery will be substantial.
    - H8crilA 7y ago
      Have you noticed that China has stopped it? And that new cases stopped growing in Italy? Unless you assume the US will be especially bad at handling the problem it seems like there is a solution - do what other countries did.
      - 6nf 7y ago
        China is just lying about their numbers. Not sure you can call Italy a success just yet, their 3 biggest increases in new cases were the last 3 days.
        majos 7y ago
        > their 3 biggest increases in new cases were the last 3 days As raw numbers but not percentages. 13% each of the past 3 days is better than the 15-25% (mostly nearer 25%) of the past few weeks.
        6nf 7y ago
        https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/ I dont think Italy is over the hump yet
  - kortex 7y ago
    Not everything is about dispassionate economics. In the "we do nothing" scenario, everyone with 150 friends loses 1-5 of them, and about as many will have decreased quality of life. That is a huuuge emotional toll.
- gpm 7y ago
  This virus roughly doubles your chances of dying this year, if you catch it. It's not the bubonic plague. It will not by itself stop the economy or cause us all to starve to death.
snapetom 7y ago
Oh please. When this is all over, the economy is going to come roaring back. Too many people, too much pent up anticipation in all sectors. American businesses will start looking to diversify their supply chain so this won't happen again. That alone will start a ton of new business initiatives around the world.

by 1996 7y ago

lonelappde 7y ago

I've been wondering, all the kids pushing the nonsense stereotype prejudice against "boomers" -- do they all hate their grandparents?

nostromo 7y ago

Boomers are too young in general. But “Silent Generation Remover” is equally distasteful and doesn’t rhyme.

forkexec 7y ago

That's some serious ageist hate coming from people who may get to be old themselves someday, with younger generations cheering for their death. The Golden Rule didn't get learned, I guess.

H8crilA 7y ago

The economy will not be destroyed. It will merely change. It will be actually "destroyed" if the virus is not stopped. For God's sake people stop thinking about your S&P500 index funds for a second. Also, if you still want to be selfish, your index funds will go down to ~zero if the virus is not stopped.

nostromo 7y ago
Looking at this in dispassionate economic terms... It’s not clear to me that letting the virus run it’s coarse would hurt the economy. Some (but certainly not most) very old people would die, but they are not in their productive years. Their assets would pass to younger people who would be more inclined to put them to use in the economy.
- 6nf 7y ago
  This is how I see it too. We are not going to able to stop the virus, it's everywhere already. Shutting down the country may delay this a bit which is good for hospitals but terrible for everything else. The difference in death toll would be minimal, but the difference in the economic recovery will be substantial.
  - H8crilA 7y ago
    Have you noticed that China has stopped it? And that new cases stopped growing in Italy? Unless you assume the US will be especially bad at handling the problem it seems like there is a solution - do what other countries did.
    - 6nf 7y ago
      China is just lying about their numbers. Not sure you can call Italy a success just yet, their 3 biggest increases in new cases were the last 3 days.
      - majos 7y ago
        > their 3 biggest increases in new cases were the last 3 days As raw numbers but not percentages. 13% each of the past 3 days is better than the 15-25% (mostly nearer 25%) of the past few weeks.
        6nf 7y ago
        https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/ I dont think Italy is over the hump yet
- kortex 7y ago
  Not everything is about dispassionate economics. In the "we do nothing" scenario, everyone with 150 friends loses 1-5 of them, and about as many will have decreased quality of life. That is a huuuge emotional toll.
gpm 7y ago
This virus roughly doubles your chances of dying this year, if you catch it. It's not the bubonic plague. It will not by itself stop the economy or cause us all to starve to death.

snapetom 7y ago

Oh please. When this is all over, the economy is going to come roaring back. Too many people, too much pent up anticipation in all sectors. American businesses will start looking to diversify their supply chain so this won't happen again. That alone will start a ton of new business initiatives around the world.