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A colleague of my wife's just reported the following: He is in sales/distribution of the company in question and had to visit a retail store tonight (or maybe last night). He runs into a man that has about 20 packs of toilet paper in his shopping cart, and finds that this is too much for him. He tells the guy with the shopping cart that he was acting egotistically and could never use up that amount of toilet paper anyway and should show some solidarity and respect and stop stockpiling and leave most of it to others who might need it.
The other guy listened quietly and said he fully agreed. But could he now please continue stocking up the toilet paper shelf?
Exactly. I’ll give a couple of stats based on the virus spreading in Italy: the average age of people being tested positive is 63 years old (because lot of younger people with the virus perhaps don’t show symptoms so are not tested); the average age of casualties is 80 years old; younger people obviously are at risk too (youngest victim was 32) but only the 0.08% of deaths were caused only by the COVID29: basically the virus kills mostly people affected by 1,2,3 previous diseases. The big issue is that younger people with 100% chances of survive after hospitalization would die too because with the virus spreading wildly the hospitals wouldn’t be able to take care of them.
I would love to live in @fanbond123‘s fantasy world where 23,000 is a bigger number than 182,000. My bank account would definitely approve.
Without the lockdowns, at least 2 MILLION Americans would die within a couple of months because of the coronavirus.
This is an unprecedented situation that has effected the entire world.
Whether you believe it too be a bad cold/flu or not, we're all caught up in this.
Every country/ region has their own way of combating this. They have their own set of rules to try and stop it.
Therefore, we're going to have many alternate views on what's working and what's not.
No one has got the answer to this yet.
So no one is right on what we should or shouldn't do.
Arguing, bickering and getting worked up in this thread is about as pointless as you can get. No one is right, and there will be no overall winner when this virus is stopped that will be able to say, 'I told you so'
This will be a group effort. We as a planet will overcome this virus together.
I don't want to close this thread, because it is something I want to discuss with anyone who wants to venture in here.
There have been some strong willed members who have got heated over disagreements with how this virus works, and what should be done.
You're never going to agree, so just ignore each other.
You're all entitled to your view, and posting non offensive and relevant opinions in this thread. However, constant posting of the same arguments over and over is trolling. And these comments will be removed, and you may be subjected to a suspension or ban if you continue to act in this manner.
I guess what I'm saying is, pull your heads in, and play nice.
No one is right
No one is wrong.
You sound highly intelligent. Your parents must be so proud of you.
I think @fanbond123 doesn't believe there is a huge problem in Italy, or anywhere else outside of America. The US is the centre of his universe.
What he doesn't realise is, what is happening across Europe right now will soon be moving its way to the US.
Anyone who has seen the huge hospital crisis in Italy (Spain next, then France, then UK) and thinks this is just the same old, same old, and flu is much worse, is either in denial, ignorant, or just plain dumb.
It's called cognitive dissonance and he is full of it.
I don't know where resides, but I can personally tell you as an American that it's already hit the US in a very big and disruptive way, and everyone is afraid that it's only going to get worse.
Movie theaters have pretty much shutdown nationwide. That has NEVER happened as far as I'm aware.
Domestic terrorists. Specifically, white supremacists.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-supremacists-coronavirus-bioweapon_n_5e76a0ebc5b6f5b7c5458af2
That's one for Not Always Right, that's for sure.
Hahahahahaha... I’d like to punch you right now. 15 days of quarantine and counting... COVID killing more people in one day that the seasonal flu in a month and that’s your take on the situation? Wow... just wow... I have no words. This is not just offensive... it’s unbelievably out of the world. You will learn in a couple of weeks... even earlier most likely. Anyway the only thing u proved here is that there’s no limit to something I cannot say because I don’t want to get banned.
I'm amazed the moderators are allowing him to remain on this forum without even a warning, never mind a ban.
I'd like to think this person is just trolling everyone to be a WUM. Bad taste I know, considering the environment we are in now, but if he is not trolling, and actually being serious, then maybe he is suffering from a mental illness. We shouldn't really judge him, because we don't know what is going on in his life right now.
Adding fuel to the fire is certainly not going to help.
As I mentioned in my post above, if members continue to troll this thread, then action will be taken.
For the umptieth time: how would you know whether we warn someone or not? We never broadcast such a decision. Don't make angry assumptions without more information, please.
In the town square of Pompei, for example, someone shouting, "it's just some fireworks" would have been shouted over by the majority and their voice literally not heard (thank goodness). The internet gives these contrasting voices equal footing and media attention ampifies this. The www has no conciousness and no idea which posts are reasonable and which are not: putting moderators under extreme pressure.
The psychology of those who choose the non-evidential path is fascinating to me and I do wonder if, independent of the issue (flat earth , moon landings, "this virus is just the flu" etc etc), these people have something in common which attracts them to a view which is non-evidence based and, perhaps more importantly, the attention that it brings? (you wont get to meet Philip and Holly on live TV by claiming that the Earth is a sphere)
Of course, mods also face a smaller challenge re "thread drift" so apologies in advance.
https://www.cbr.com/asterix-battled-coronavirus/
Too bad there isn't a magic potion anymore to cure the disease, right, Getafix ?
I'm sorry @Thunderfinger what is the purpose of this?
Just a comparison