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> Better systems for preventing transmission of disease generally as our cultural default. That's a great way to turn our immune systems to rubbish. In a norma
by djsumdog 6y ago
> Better systems for preventing transmission of disease generally as our cultural default.
That's a great way to turn our immune systems to rubbish. In a normal set of circumstances, we get sick and we recover. After a lot of these long-term lockdowns end, I think you're going to see a lot of people getting sick from regular bacterial infections at a higher rate.
Look at what happened when peanuts were removed from a lot of schools in the US to help kids with peanut allergies. More kids developed peanut allergies due to not having exposure (see Coddling of the American Mind)
- Spartan-S63 6y agoExcept for the fact that allergies are a form of an overactive immune system, so that actually completely countermands your point. Are there potential concerns with finding ways to prevent transmission of disease? Yes, for sure. Are they a systemic weakening of a society's immune system? No, it's not. If anything, the danger is in preventing disease to the point that lots of folks develop auto-immune disorders.