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Edit: I mean indoors in their own home rather than socializing indoors elsewhere. I’m a big advocate of walks. ————————- They produce shows that keep people i

by graeme 6y ago

Edit: I mean indoors in their own home rather than socializing indoors elsewhere. I’m a big advocate of walks. ————————- They produce shows that keep people inside? The cost benefit is enormous. The same argument applies to things like vaccinations for sports. A fairly small number of people will keep millions of others indoors over the winter.

imgabe 6y ago
The virus dies almost immediately in sunlight. There's also a strong inverse correlation between Vitamin D levels and the severity of the illness. Keeping people indoors, breathing recirculated air with no sun all winter is practically the opposite of what we should be doing.
- emiliobumachar 6y ago
  Everyone gotta sleep, they get exposed to whoever they're sleeping with. If everyone stays home, not just indoors, their extra exposure is very small.
- graeme 6y ago
  You can’t get vitamin D from the sun in much of north america right now. And people generally don’t socialize outside of their household when watching TV. Sunlight is great! But socializing indoors is what spreads the virus. America is not reknowned for being a land where everyone was outdoors in the sunshine in normal times: vitamin D deficiency was already rampant. And going for a walk is not exclusionary to TV. In places where it is present you can get enough vitamin D with 30-60 min sun exposure.
  - imgabe 6y ago
    > You can’t get vitamin D from the sun in much of north america right now. Not even in LA? > And going for a walk is not exclusionary to TV. No, it's not. But the argument was that TV encourages people to stay inside, which it does. If it's ok for people to go for walks, maybe it is not vitally important that we produce new TV shows right now.
    - graeme 6y ago
      Probably not that much in LA right now. My vitamin D app isn’t letting me change locations, but anywhere north of the 37th parallel gets zero vitamin D in winter, and even places like LA would get much less. Plus people watch TV in the evening. You can’t get vitamin D in the evening. I’m a huge advocate of walks and getting outside! My point is TV is a substitute for socializing, and America needs less socializing now. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/time-for-more-vitamin-d https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/time-for-more...
- lgessler 6y ago
  GP means going-to-other-indoors-places outside, not outside outside

by graeme 6y ago

imgabe 6y ago

The virus dies almost immediately in sunlight. There's also a strong inverse correlation between Vitamin D levels and the severity of the illness. Keeping people indoors, breathing recirculated air with no sun all winter is practically the opposite of what we should be doing.

emiliobumachar 6y ago
Everyone gotta sleep, they get exposed to whoever they're sleeping with. If everyone stays home, not just indoors, their extra exposure is very small.
graeme 6y ago
You can’t get vitamin D from the sun in much of north america right now. And people generally don’t socialize outside of their household when watching TV. Sunlight is great! But socializing indoors is what spreads the virus. America is not reknowned for being a land where everyone was outdoors in the sunshine in normal times: vitamin D deficiency was already rampant. And going for a walk is not exclusionary to TV. In places where it is present you can get enough vitamin D with 30-60 min sun exposure.
- imgabe 6y ago
  > You can’t get vitamin D from the sun in much of north america right now. Not even in LA? > And going for a walk is not exclusionary to TV. No, it's not. But the argument was that TV encourages people to stay inside, which it does. If it's ok for people to go for walks, maybe it is not vitally important that we produce new TV shows right now.
  - graeme 6y ago
    Probably not that much in LA right now. My vitamin D app isn’t letting me change locations, but anywhere north of the 37th parallel gets zero vitamin D in winter, and even places like LA would get much less. Plus people watch TV in the evening. You can’t get vitamin D in the evening. I’m a huge advocate of walks and getting outside! My point is TV is a substitute for socializing, and America needs less socializing now. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/time-for-more-vitamin-d https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/time-for-more...
lgessler 6y ago
GP means going-to-other-indoors-places outside, not outside outside