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A lot of people that shouldn't and wouldn't have died are dead. Even more are unemployed, starving, homeless and in severe distress as a direct consequence. I
by Johanx64 6y ago
A lot of people that shouldn't and wouldn't have died are dead. Even more are unemployed, starving, homeless and in severe distress as a direct consequence.
I sincerely doubt that it would amount to a net win, after everything else and all the externalities get factored in (it's never done unfortunately)
- wolco2 6y agoThose are the effects of moving society online. New winners and losers will emerge. A strong social safety net is helpful transitioning the losers back to productive winners. This was going to happen over a longer period of time anyhow.
- ineedasername 6y agoThose aren't either/or decisions. Appropriate responses and better safety nets could have minimized both issues.