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> whether we would've noticed the 1968 flu pandemic What do your parents tell you about that year? Students protests Vietnam War Woodstock Moon landing Dr

by GDC7 5y ago

> whether we would've noticed the 1968 flu pandemic What do your parents tell you about that year? Students protests Vietnam War Woodstock Moon landing Drugs African Americans finally getting their voices heard. Nobody ever mentions the 1968 flu pandemic, given how things are 50 years from now we'd still be talking about COVID and fearing its #100,000 variant. > As for Covid, I personally know at least 5 people who got sick, 1 was out of work for 4 weeks, though none died. How about you? 1 got sick, recovered in 8 days. Considering the median individual has a circle of 200 people they know. It's 1/200 for me and 1/200 for you.

icedchai 5y ago
Certainly, tons of stuff happened during that time. However, my parents actually did mention the 1968 flu pandemic (though it was prompted by covid discussions, it wasn't just out of the blue.) But yeah, you're probably right... if things keep up like this, we won't go back to normal due to anxiety and fear. I can see this going on for additional years.
- sharken 5y ago
  Only if we let it. We seriously have no clue to the bad effects of shutting down and limiting our society in this manner. In my country we had a serious flu in 2017/18 that nobody remembers anymore. Back then the number of hospitalized were more than double of the current numbers. And yet here we are with new restrictions going into effect. It's time to say enough is enough and elect politicians that can treat Corona as a disease we have to live with.
inglor_cz 5y ago
The cultural trace of the Spanish flu is remarkably thin, too. 1918 is remembered as the year when the Great War ended and several empires disintegrated, even though the flu almost certainly killed more people than the war, and in much shorter time. And yet, books, movies and songs about the Spanish flu are rare.

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> whether we would've noticed the 1968 flu pandemic What do your parents tell you about that year? Students protests Vietnam War Woodstock Moon landing Dr

by GDC7 5y ago

icedchai 5y ago
Certainly, tons of stuff happened during that time. However, my parents actually did mention the 1968 flu pandemic (though it was prompted by covid discussions, it wasn't just out of the blue.) But yeah, you're probably right... if things keep up like this, we won't go back to normal due to anxiety and fear. I can see this going on for additional years.
- sharken 5y ago
  Only if we let it. We seriously have no clue to the bad effects of shutting down and limiting our society in this manner. In my country we had a serious flu in 2017/18 that nobody remembers anymore. Back then the number of hospitalized were more than double of the current numbers. And yet here we are with new restrictions going into effect. It's time to say enough is enough and elect politicians that can treat Corona as a disease we have to live with.
inglor_cz 5y ago
The cultural trace of the Spanish flu is remarkably thin, too. 1918 is remembered as the year when the Great War ended and several empires disintegrated, even though the flu almost certainly killed more people than the war, and in much shorter time. And yet, books, movies and songs about the Spanish flu are rare.