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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
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.
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The people who are doing stupid stuff are doing it because they think, if x is safe then y is safe. The people who are smarter are thinking, I only want to take so much risk, so if I'm going to do x this week then maybe I don't do y.
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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.
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I think you are responding to types of media that present "both sides" and play up political conflict. In real life, there is a much wider assortment of views. I was in Home Depot a few weeks ago and a guy (with a mask on) was getting in my space -- insistent standing next to me on top of one of those decals on the floor telling people to space. When I asked him to give me some room, he started telling me about how everyone is brainwashed and hysterical. Whatever, pal. He wasn't Trumpy, he just needed to be better than everyone else in his own way.
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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.
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It would be nice if the silent majority of Americans were doing that. There are a lot of places where no one is masking.
