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Assuming all it takes is a strict 3 week shutdown, why can’t we have that? Or is the assumption wrong? Why weren’t we able to produce enough stock for 3 weeks o

Assuming all it takes is a strict 3 week shutdown, why can’t we have that? Or is the assumption wrong? Why weren’t we able to produce enough stock for 3 weeks of total halt?

netsharc 6y ago
A 3 week shutdown is politically not feasible, a high percentage of people would just ignore it, with plenty of them yelling and screaming on Parl... Twitter. Somehow it's easier to do in a police state like China. Or maybe a country where there's still a high degree of solidarity (don't quote me, I'm not an expert on exactly why) like New Zealand.
- umanwizard 6y ago
  Neither China nor New Zealand was ever completely shut down. The closest thing was Wuhan - but that is only one tiny part of China.
syshum 6y ago
Most supply chains today are measured in days not weeks The average Grocery will run out of stock in 2-4 days (most being closer to 2 days) The supply chain network is not setup for allow for a 3 week shutdown, nor can it be easily adapted to allow for it. Most people, espically in urban centers, would not have enough supplies to last more than a couple of days as well. Given that most people also can not budget for a $100 emergency they would be hard pressed to walk into a store and buy 3 weeks of food even if we could stock the stores to supply it (which we can not) That is with out getting into the needs of Power, Water, Gas, Sewer, Public Safety, etc etc etc you can not shut down a nation for 3 weeks, it is simply not possible
anewaccount2021 6y ago
There is nothing about the severity of covid that merits shutting down the entire economy. A full shutdown of the entire economy (i.e. you can't get food or water if you need them) would only be warranted in the case of an existential threat.
goldenkey 6y ago
It all started with one case. So unless you can really extinguish it, which is borderline impossible due to people not taking lockdowns seriously, it is just gonna start back up again.
umanwizard 6y ago
Leaving aside whether it would work, it doesn’t seem actually possible to “shut down” an entire country for three weeks. Who will keep the lights on?

Assuming all it takes is a strict 3 week shutdown, why can’t we have that? Or is the assumption wrong? Why weren’t we able to produce enough stock for 3 weeks of total halt?

netsharc 6y ago

A 3 week shutdown is politically not feasible, a high percentage of people would just ignore it, with plenty of them yelling and screaming on Parl... Twitter. Somehow it's easier to do in a police state like China. Or maybe a country where there's still a high degree of solidarity (don't quote me, I'm not an expert on exactly why) like New Zealand.

umanwizard 6y ago
Neither China nor New Zealand was ever completely shut down. The closest thing was Wuhan - but that is only one tiny part of China.

syshum 6y ago

Most supply chains today are measured in days not weeks The average Grocery will run out of stock in 2-4 days (most being closer to 2 days) The supply chain network is not setup for allow for a 3 week shutdown, nor can it be easily adapted to allow for it. Most people, espically in urban centers, would not have enough supplies to last more than a couple of days as well. Given that most people also can not budget for a $100 emergency they would be hard pressed to walk into a store and buy 3 weeks of food even if we could stock the stores to supply it (which we can not) That is with out getting into the needs of Power, Water, Gas, Sewer, Public Safety, etc etc etc you can not shut down a nation for 3 weeks, it is simply not possible

anewaccount2021 6y ago

There is nothing about the severity of covid that merits shutting down the entire economy. A full shutdown of the entire economy (i.e. you can't get food or water if you need them) would only be warranted in the case of an existential threat.

goldenkey 6y ago

It all started with one case. So unless you can really extinguish it, which is borderline impossible due to people not taking lockdowns seriously, it is just gonna start back up again.

umanwizard 6y ago

Leaving aside whether it would work, it doesn’t seem actually possible to “shut down” an entire country for three weeks. Who will keep the lights on?