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Mods have deleted this question with no reasoning- Why is the "science" solution to lockdown? This is a prioritization of a minority population at the expense o

Mods have deleted this question with no reasoning- Why is the "science" solution to lockdown? This is a prioritization of a minority population at the expense of an overwhelming majority. Logic would say to prioritize (pick your numbers, I don't care) the 99.5% over the 0.5%. My hypothesis is that since it's a healthcare issue, the leaders are less math/statistics inclined and more focused on biology.

newacct583 6y ago
That's just wrong. Is Japan, or Korea, or Germany needlessly locked down to "prioritize a minority population"? No. Those economies are largely open now. The US isn't making the wrong decision about prioritizing hard choices, it's simply MAKING THE WRONG CHOICES. This was a largely solvable problem. We just failed.
- faangFar 6y ago
  The question isn't what we should have done, that's easy. What should we do now?
  - newacct583 6y ago
    Exactly the same things! There's no too late with a virus, the same things work to treat it no matter what the infection counts are. Stay home. If you can't stay home, wear a mask and stay outside. Don't travel. Get tested regularly if you can't meet these rules. Follow the instructions of the scientists we've all been ignoring. Vote for people who will (or against those who won't). Your argument seems to be of the form "Well, we fucked up, but it's too late now so we might as well open up." That's just not true. We can still fix this and save tens or hundreds of thousands of lives.
    - faangFar 6y ago
      Seems a bit oversimplified because you need to lockdown for the next 1.5 years. You need to exert the police force against peaceful protestors. All while sacrificing the mental and physical health of the 99.5%. Here's a question, why does the mental and physical health of the 99.5% take lower priority than the 0.5% oldest and most obese people?
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nickthemagicman 6y ago
Sweden who has single digit deaths and extremely minimal new cases has said that lockdown was the extreme solution.

newacct583 6y ago

That's just wrong. Is Japan, or Korea, or Germany needlessly locked down to "prioritize a minority population"? No. Those economies are largely open now. The US isn't making the wrong decision about prioritizing hard choices, it's simply MAKING THE WRONG CHOICES. This was a largely solvable problem. We just failed.

faangFar 6y ago
The question isn't what we should have done, that's easy. What should we do now?
- newacct583 6y ago
  Exactly the same things! There's no too late with a virus, the same things work to treat it no matter what the infection counts are. Stay home. If you can't stay home, wear a mask and stay outside. Don't travel. Get tested regularly if you can't meet these rules. Follow the instructions of the scientists we've all been ignoring. Vote for people who will (or against those who won't). Your argument seems to be of the form "Well, we fucked up, but it's too late now so we might as well open up." That's just not true. We can still fix this and save tens or hundreds of thousands of lives.
  - faangFar 6y ago
    Seems a bit oversimplified because you need to lockdown for the next 1.5 years. You need to exert the police force against peaceful protestors. All while sacrificing the mental and physical health of the 99.5%. Here's a question, why does the mental and physical health of the 99.5% take lower priority than the 0.5% oldest and most obese people?

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nickthemagicman 6y ago

Sweden who has single digit deaths and extremely minimal new cases has said that lockdown was the extreme solution.