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same. we probably encounter this type of thing every 100 or so years for centuries, just enough for the previous generation to die off and the new generation t
by ookblah 2y ago
same. we probably encounter this type of thing every 100 or so years for centuries, just enough for the previous generation to die off and the new generation to make all the same dumb mistakes again.
- trilbyglens 2y agoNot really true, when you consider how many died of Spanish flu in the early 20th century. We now understand so much more, and despite our shitty ha fling of it, we had a vaccine in a couple of years, and lockdowns and testing regimes likely saved tens of millions of lives. Reality doesn't support your pessimism.
- ookblah 2y agoi mean, obviously advances in modern medicine has saved lives. it's not like i want to go back to the stone age. it would help to understand the point i'm making first. you know those movies where all humans band together in the face of adversity? i now know the reality is that it will be full of nonstop misinformation and political infighting along the way. i suppose i understood it on an intellectual level but seeing it play out is something different. we are more idiocracy than contagion.
- em500 2y agoEven if we have another Covid-like pandemic in 5 or 10 years, the social/political response will probably not be much different/better than last time. In this sense we've really learned very little from Covid.