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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Note : Robo-Vacs now Legal WITNESSES |
| Date | 2026-09-22 07:04 +0100 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <118t5pd$jit9$4@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 22/09/2026 00:58, Nuno Silva wrote:
> On 2026-09-21, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 20/09/2026 18:18, rbowman wrote:
>>> In retrospect what a weird bunch of crap was accepted to 'flatten the
>>> curve' and damage the economy.
>>
>> I think it probably did 'flatten the curve' significantly, at least
>> till the first vaccines arrived.
>>
>> Your life in very low population density Montana does not equate to
>> e.g. central London where people were dropping like flies.
>>
>> Or China, where the real mortality rates have never been revealed.
>>
>> The UKs final excess deaths over average were high - higher than
>> predicted - but were spread out enough that hospital beds were
>> available - just.
>>
>> Perhaps we should have just let people die. Might have made economic
>> sense, but it would have been political suicide
>
> That doesn't make economic sense at all. Unless for people with
> extremist and radical views on what counts as "economy". The health of
> those in a society and their ability to participate in the economy is a
> key part of the economy.
>
Old people in care homes are a drain.
> What makes economic sense is to make sure everybody stays healthy, and
> providing incentives to avoid people from appearing at a workplace or on
> a commute while infected.
>
For the younger ones, yes.
Hence vaccines
> It did flatten curves a lot, only foiled by people who thought they knew
> better and made sure it *just* softened the bow instead of actually
> having a chance at stopping the virus.
>
> People who say it didn't flatten probably aren't aware of how contagious
> SARS-CoV-2 is, especially together with its ability to spread before
> symptom onset, or also with no symptoms at all ever (was it one in five
> cases that is asymptomatic?).
>
People who say it didn't flatten don't actually know what it did, or was
projected to do.
In fact they don't know much at all, but a la Dunning Kruger, they are
sure good at shouting that they do.
> They might also not be aware of research on long-term consequences of
> SARS-CoV-2 infection, and their severity, meaning even if it only
> softened the curve a bit, that could already be a significant net
> positive for the economy.
>
Lot of people lost their smell and taste completely.
It was NOT a nice thing to catch.
No one know how many Chinese died. Or if they do, they ain't telling.
Some people think upwards of 300 million.
Other nations with less good health systems say very few people died of
Covid. They just buried them undiagnosed.
However as a long term watcher of the political elite, I have never seen
them that rattled.
It was real, allright...
--
"First, find out who are the people you can not criticise. They are your
oppressors."
- George Orwell
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