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I find it difficult to compare a discrete catastrophic event with an invisible plague. Hiding under your desk around the clock made zero sense when the odds of
by macintux 6y ago
I find it difficult to compare a discrete catastrophic event with an invisible plague.
Hiding under your desk around the clock made zero sense when the odds of being hit with an atomic bomb were fantastically small due to geopolitics.
Hiding in your house when there's no way of knowing who around you is infected, treatments are still primitive, and many people are not taking it seriously is a much more rational decision.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoTake ownership of your air. SARS-CoV-2 is ~ 100 nm, room air purifiers with HEPA filters and the filter technology in real N95 masks filter far below this amount. You can make the air cleaner than ever with modern technology to protect yourself.
- macintux 6y agoN95 masks aren't foolproof, require careful use and fitting, and are ideally saved for the medical professionals who are facing a second wave + flu. I'm not entirely hiding at home, but I absolutely don't blame anyone who is, and in fact I'd suggest they're smarter than me for doing so.
- GhostVII 6y agoIn many places, the deaths due to covid per day are less than car crash deaths are normally, especially among younger people. So if you are a healthy relative young person in one of these areas I don't see how hiding at home is a smart decision. Isolation and loneliness kills too.