Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[Benny Profane]

There goes Indianapolis.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Why does opening the country mean not treating people that catch the virus?

Because the cost of treating people would destroy the economy if we remove “stay at home” and social distancing orders. It would quickly overwhelm the system.


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[powdrhound]

This doubles the benefit of having ours sent directly to the account. I won’t have to see that check, with the Sharpie signature.

[Adolf Allerbush]

Because the cost of treating people would destroy the economy if we remove “stay at home” and social distancing orders. It would quickly overwhelm the system.


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I was told the free market will solve all issues.

[Meathelmet]

How do they manage to keep that distance for Walpurgis Night.

Umm, guess?
Luckily, half of the population will be running around with at least .015% alcohol blood levels so that might help a bit.
Or not.

[Adolf Allerbush]

Umm, guess?
Luckily, half of the population will be running around with at least .015% alcohol blood levels so that might help a bit.
Or not.

I've always wanted to get to Finland, looks like I'd be in my element.

[Kinnikinnick]

Maybe, but you can tell something about a person by the quality of their handshake.

Yeah, you can tell if they’re the asshole who thinks that showing how strong your hand is and how much of a jerk you are willing to be by possibly squeezing their hand to pain.

Instantly think that guy is an asswhipe, so yeah I guess that you are right.


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[Meathelmet]

I've always wanted to get to Finland, looks like I'd be in my element.

I think most of the maggots would rather enjoy it.


Well, apart from Benny.

[funkendrenchman]

Yeah, you can tell if they’re the asshole who thinks that showing how strong your hand is and how much of a jerk you are willing to be by possibly squeezing their hand to pain.

Instantly think that guy is an asswhipe, so yeah I guess that you are right.


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My point exactly. Firm, but not crushing.

[Ted Striker]

I disagree. Pence is a scary mf.

Seriously? You do know he didn’t heed any expert advice when there was a big HIV crisis in Indiana while he was governor. When the people elect a political party to run government that doesn’t actually believe in government you get a shitty government.

I agree that he's a religious-wackjob motherfucker, but he's no different from a dozen other far-right republicans. His playbook is from church and party. Trump is playing an entirely different ball game.

[skiballs]

I for one am happy to see all the entitled genxers and millenials who think they are immortal and that rules don't apply to them get Covid and die, or at the very least wind up with fucked up lungs for the rest of their lives, leaving the ski slopes uncrowded for us boomers who have the brains to stay at home until this thing is over. Then there all those spoiled kids just graduating from college who can't find a job and can't move back home because their parents are afraid of the Covid--I'll be happy to see them living on the street begging for spare change from the non existent passersby who won't get within 10 feet of them. And there won't be any govt money to help them because it's all going to us. Ha ha. And all those school age kids who can't go to school and will grow up ignorant and poor--it gladdens my heart. I've got mine and I have no sympathy for the younger generations who were stupid enough to be born. Losers. Oh, don't let me forget the boomers' parents who we shut away in nursing homes--glad to see them die before they nursing home bills eat up all of our inheritance.

Can’t argue with such a modest proposal.


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[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

I think most of the maggots would rather enjoy it.

I had a great time. Those people know how to live.

[Mofro261]

Ok, this paper is heavy on the speculation without any sort of hard data to back it up,

Wambier CG, Goren A, SARS-COV-2 infection is likely to be androgen mediated, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jaad.2020.04.032.



but their artwork is amazing.

[riser4]

That’s ok, we’re going to Jared.

Heh.

[Deebased]

A lot of people are falling for the same idiocy KenJong has repeated. Trump and Faux will just keep trying different messages until something stick with the base. They're brainwashed...no joke. Ken will be defending the idiocy shortly, or some other Trump supporter...not to go all political, but Ken's started it with that stupid shit.

Everyone is pissed at Who for this tweet

""Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China,"" in mid-Jan. Yes they started cleaning that up by late Jan and by the there was supposedly vital sign testing for travelers from Wuhan and of course Chinese travel block by end of Jan.

There's no argument he fumbled for all of Feb and he should never be allowed to address the nation again.

[altasnob]

Young people are not immune from the virus (both death and long term complications) but at some point, you would think they revolt and say why are we being fucked economically to disproportionately save old people? Data from Seattle:

[glademaster]

Young people are not immune from the virus (both death and long term complications) but at some point, you would think they revolt and say why are we being fucked economically to disproportionately save old people? Data from Seattle:

Checking in as a young-ish (31) person who doesn't feel anything akin to what you're postulating. I would like to see a lasting transformation of the economy toward a low/zero growth model and away from the current state of things. I know it's unlikely to happen, but I'm in no rush to return to the way things were. Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of cancer.

How many of those young people are working jobs that don't provide health insurance? How many of them would be royally fucked economically if they kept working and got sick enough to require hospitalization? It isn't just age and infirmity that put people in the high-risk category.

[SkiBall]

For the folks that are advocating opening up the country now or soon and letting this pandemic run it’s course, that means not treating people that get sick from Coronavirus. That’s the only way it works to “save the economy”. I don’t think most people advocating that approach are really willing to do that. As soon as someone they hold dear gets sick they’ll be clamoring for them to get treatment.

If they start sticking the sick on trains, somebody better say something.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Checking in as a young person who doesn't feel anything akin to what you're postulating. I would like to see a lasting transformation of the economy toward a low/zero growth model and away from the current state of things. I know it's unlikely to happen, but I'm in no rush to return to the way things were. Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of cancer.

How many of those young people are working jobs that don't provide health insurance? How many of them would be royally fucked economically if they kept working and got sick enough to require hospitalization? It isn't just age and infirmity that put people in the high-risk category.

Wow, I agree. The 30-64 age group of employees is likely more valuable than the 18-29 age group.


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[liv2ski]

Because the cost of treating people would destroy the economy if we remove “stay at home” and social distancing orders. It would quickly overwhelm the system.


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I am so surprised this needs to be explained to anyone??? Glad I am just a clueless old boomer that fuckin knows stuff.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Ok, this paper is heavy on the speculation without any sort of hard data to back it up,

Wambier CG, Goren A, SARS-COV-2 infection is likely to be androgen mediated, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jaad.2020.04.032.



but their artwork is amazing.

Interesting, Most of our patients being treated for COVID-19 are male.


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[MultiVerse]

^ Summarized: The more androgens the more risk so bald beardy men might face the highest risk. Anti-androgen drugs could help.

[Rideski]

Thought I saw a chart guess I didn’t save it, indicating age dispersement of infection in usa was quite a bit different (younger) than China.

[wooley12]

"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of cancer."

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of capitalism

[huckbucket]

I would like to see a lasting transformation of the economy toward a low/zero growth model and away from the current state of things. I know it's unlikely to happen, but I'm in no rush to return to the way things were. Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of cancer.

Why do you hate America?