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> We missed our chance to contain it early on, thanks to those that tried to spare the economy at the cost of 'a few lives' Illusion of control. The chance was
by stormking 5y ago
> We missed our chance to contain it early on, thanks to those that tried to spare the economy at the cost of 'a few lives'
Illusion of control. The chance was never there. Even countries who are way more suitable for isolation like australia didn't manage to keep the virus out. Attributing that to "those that tried to spare the economy" is just another toxic blame game.
- jacquesm 5y agoThey didn't manage because the rest of us fucked up. It's like a fire. If your house is the only house in a row of houses that is well prepared against fire then you're going to go down, in spite of all of your preparations. The fatalism that many people exhibit is a self fulfilling prophesy: we won't be able to do it so we're not even going to try. But you know what? Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and China showed that it is possible.
- stormking 5y ago> Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and China showed that it is possible. No, they just moved themselves into a corner that they will be trapped in for the next 10 to 20 years.