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Originally Posted by Adder
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The disease is unavoidable, I think. From what I see, it can be delayed, which gives one an opportunity to avail himself of daily improving therapies. Or perhaps a vaccine. But I don’t have much faith that the latter will be available within any reasonable timeframe.
The death rate is decreasing, and not just because it is hitting young people predominantly.
Of course you should try to avoid or delay acquiring this as long as humanly possible. But you must also be reasonable in doing so. Being a hermit is not an option. That is no life. One has to measure the quality of existence against the duration.
I think this is seen as a manichean issue because society is tribal lysing over everything else, and this is just one more way people can pick sides and be on either team a or team B. People want to say, “I believe in science!” as a way of saying, “I reject Trump and anti-science!” as a good bit of status and virtue signaling, like almost everything else we hear in the media.
But there is a middle road that employs science and pragmatism - that attempts to balance diligence with economic realities. And it is the middle road the silent majority of Americans are following. Wear a mask, avoid bars and gyms, and socially distance.
And continue to live our lives cautiously and take the risk that at some point, despite our best efforts, we may catch this thing.
