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The flip side is even 1% of a populace dying is going to impede daily life even if we were all sociopaths. In reality, once hospitals get overloaded, the number
by inpdx 7y ago
The flip side is even 1% of a populace dying is going to impede daily life even if we were all sociopaths. In reality, once hospitals get overloaded, the number is quite a bit higher than 1%. So to do nothing would also be choosing economic and societal turmoil.
- danenania 7y agoYes, and it's also not as though everyone just goes on their merry way in the midst of a pandemic just because a politician declares the country "re-opened". A large percentage of people will continue trying to isolate themselves and their families until they feel assured the outbreak is over and risk of infection is low. This will severely impact the economy whether or not there are official restrictions in place. The only way to really get the economy going again is to deal with the virus.