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Good. "In hindsight, we have 20/20 vision." The next pandemic will be different, with a different virus, acting differently. And dear god, I hope that we again
by 28304283409234 3y ago
Good. "In hindsight, we have 20/20 vision." The next pandemic will be different, with a different virus, acting differently. And dear god, I hope that we again chose the side of caution and go into lockdown. Even if it turns out to be a nett loss for the economy in the end.
- dent9876543 3y agoAnd a net loss for kids education, and a net loss for the vulnerable in who’s name the lockdown is enacted, and a net loss for the health of the nation who’s services were to be prevented from collapsing. It also would be good if next time we rely on those same set of “key workers”, who just so happen to be those that are relatively disadvantaged in political, health, and economic terms, despite that the next pandemic may actually have an IFR that matters more. But it’s good to stiff the economy. That will make up for all the other policy failures. And more people will be on board with that next time so there won’t be any of that pesky criticism of the settled science that there was this time. But good to stiff the economy. That’s what matters.