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I've been always talking about this side of the debate, but nobody wants to consider this, as if it was completely taboo topic to discuss.
by mewpmewp2 6y ago
I've been always talking about this side of the debate, but nobody wants to consider this, as if it was completely taboo topic to discuss.
- maxerickson 6y agoIt's been loudly discussed on pretty much every article posted here since government orders started to be issued.
- standardUser 6y agoIt's taboo because that "side" of the debate calls for millions of avoidable deaths.
- robotron 6y agoYes and look at which comment actually gets downvoted. Yours. Looks to me it's more taboo to be in favor of trying to slow the spread and acceptable to be selfish instead.
- happytoexplain 6y agoThat's a victim mentality. It's discussed all the time - the argument is constantly being had as to what the consequences of both the shutdown and the disease are, and at what combination of policy and time the two become comparable. Just because you encounter a lot of people who argue that we have not yet reached that point, doesn't mean the entire topic is taboo or that you alone are willing to consider something that nobody else is.
- mewpmewp2 6y ago"Nobody" was maybe too strong word, but this topic definitely is not liked by a lot of people. And it's better in HackerNews, but in Reddit i.e. you get downvoted for trying to calculate results of that.
- glofish 6y agoIt is because most people think they are next in line, same idea as with police unions resisting change and defending their worst. If you think you are next then you draw the line so far out that you feel safe.