Objectively intelligent.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Catching up a bit here, but this is really reassuring! Thank you!

The elderly are arguably partially dead already. I’ve been offering that assertion to my parents. Helps to ease fears when you explain they should think of death as a process they’ve largely completed already.

It’s all about positive framing.

My therapist’s degree from St. Mary’s Upstairs College of Tele-Psychiatry arrived yesterday.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

My expectations are framed by the movie Contagion, and what happened there after lock down.

I’m between 12 Monkeys and Children of Men

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I’m between 12 Monkeys and Children of Men

That’s so March 20.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

For a moment there my heart fluttered with immense joy. Then I recalled, they’re nitrous rather than nitric.

How awesome would it be if those were a cure? I could tune out during calls, and reply in that deep nitrous voice... “Sorrrry... therrrapyyyyy... preee-vennn-tuh-tivvvvv...”

Dammit.

I was also really, er, optimistic about a few months of prophylaxis.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Super disturbing news I saw this morning was a study showing that more than half (54%, IIRC) of asymptomatic people with the virus suffer "ground glass" lung damage, as compared to three-quarters (74%, IIRC) of those who were symptomatic. You may not notice that you have it, but it's still damaging your lungs.

I am hearing that this resolves when you recover.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Has anyone seen a graph of cases/deaths if you omit NY/NJ/CT?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Has anyone seen a graph of cases/deaths if you omit NY/NJ/CT?

dude, disrespect, we're #3!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Catching up a bit here, but this is really reassuring! Thank you!

Not to blame, and not to be outable, but from insta seems like you are around lots of animals in the wild? Seems like you are falling behind but a tiger caught it, why can't ducks or turtles? Stay. Home. I had bio 100, and fear maybe trees can catch it. Would you say home?

[Adder]

As the only non-immigrant white dude on our sorta weekly video “happy hour”, I’m proud that the son of a Vietnam-era refugee described his support for a public sector that provides the basics for all as “communist” so I could support the idea.

None of the participants need help, but it’s remarkable that someone of Hmong descent believes that. Sort of. Of course, we can do that short of communism.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Has anyone seen a graph of cases/deaths if you omit NY/NJ/CT?

63.5k - 28.25k

NY/NJ/CT are approx 44% of total deaths.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Not to blame, and not to be outable, but from insta seems like you are around lots of animals in the wild? Seems like you are falling behind but a tiger caught it, why can't ducks or turtles? Stay. Home. I had bio 100, and fear maybe trees can catch it. Would you say home?

Stop virtue signaling. I just read an old Sebastian post that said, unless you’re like a billion years old, or have some fucked up lungs already, this thing will be like having a mild cold. And. Sebastian. Is. Never. Wrong. If I catch a mild cold from spending some quality time where the deer and the antelope play, I’ll deal with that no problem. We have plenty of Kleenex in the pandemic supply room.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

63.5k - 28.25k

NY/NJ/CT are approx 44% of total deaths.

And the 35-40% of people in this area who had it and got through it are walking around like:

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Stop virtue signaling. I just read an old Sebastian post that said, unless you’re like a billion years old, or have some fucked up lungs already, this thing will be like having a mild cold. And. Sebastian. Is. Never. Wrong. If I catch a mild cold from spending some quality time where the deer and the antelope play, I’ll deal with that no problem. We have plenty of Kleenex in the pandemic supply room.

Look, I'm all in favor of Hank speaking for the trees. I like my thneed indeed, but is that because of want or need? Or perhaps I just like the truffula... petting it while I'm on weed? I hope that when this is done, someone saves a truffula seed!

But the Once-lers who are weak or old, they need to stay home, they do. They've made their money (most), and and its time to give the kids their due. So the strong and young can go out, and go out they should and they must. For unless they do so and soon, the entire village goes bust!

For a brief trip away sits the Grinch, atop a mountain of money, not a pinch. And he roots for fear in the village, which allows him to eventually pillage. And while the scared and frozen bleat, he shall buy up every home and every street.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

dude, disrespect, we're #3!

Wondering if improvement in TCOTU is masking a worsening situation most other places.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

63.5k - 28.25k

NY/NJ/CT are approx 44% of total deaths.

Would be nice to see rate of change, not just death toll.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Wondering if improvement in TCOTU is masking a worsening situation most other places.



Would be nice to see rate of change, not just death toll.

Are you following Laurel Coons?





We partially "opened" today, and of course for the last two days, the numbers have gone up. Going down for 14 in a row is a sign things are leveling off.