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Cro-Magnon Man
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The inevitable fact is that we are all going to catch it sooner or later. And until this wave and pandemic passes, life is gonna be shit for all of us, one way or another. By now, the virus is out there for good. And all current regulations are supposed to help slow the spreading as much as possible.

I don't usually feel like I have a duty to be a "good citizen" and "support society". But this current pandemic is an exception. I have a close relative who had a positive test today (she has some diarrhea, muscle pain and headache, but okay otherwise), and i assume the other relatives in that home will be positive a well.

Furthermore I work in healthcare myself. The situation has been shitty the last two weeks. And I'll tell you, it sucks to be only half of the personnel working while the rest has to isolate themselves because they are or may have been infected. Some departments have to make minor lockdowns, which is unfortunate for patients without Corona. These times are rough man. And some guys are like "it's just like the flu". Sure... symptom-wise it could be. But the flu is coyote while Corona is roadrunner. You can't compare how fast they infect people. Plus you don't see all the consequences it has to society

Believe what you want. Do what you always do. Just do it responsibly and according to the regulations even if it doesn't make sense
 

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Tribal Elder
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The inevitable fact is that we are all going to catch it sooner or later. And until this wave and pandemic passes, life is gonna be shit for all of us, one way or another. By now, the virus is out there for good. And all current regulations are supposed to help slow the spreading as much as possible.

I don't usually feel like I have a duty to be a "good citizen" and "support society". But this current pandemic is an exception. I have a close relative who had a positive test today (she has some diarrhea, muscle pain and headache, but okay otherwise), and i assume the other relatives in that home will be positive a well.

Furthermore I work in healthcare myself. The situation has been shitty the last two weeks. And I'll tell you, it sucks to be only half of the personnel working while the rest has to isolate themselves because they are or may have been infected. Some departments have to make minor lockdowns, which is unfortunate for patients without Corona. These times are rough man. And some guys are like "it's just like the flu". Sure... symptom-wise it could be. But the flu is coyote while Corona is roadrunner. You can't compare how fast they infect people. Plus you don't see all the consequences it has to society

Believe what you want. Do what you always do. Just do it responsibly and according to the regulations even if it doesn't make sense
I heard a lot of doctors and nurses having PTSD from all the stuff they have seen, good luck
 

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Modern Human
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Nobody addresses the root of the problem: overpopulation
Pandemics is nature's way of culling the herd now and then. Since overpopulation will only get worse and the root problem haven't been fixed, we can either accept pandemics as a way of life from now on and forward (long-sighted) or we can blow up the world economy and human development to squash this one virus leaving us vulnerable for future pandemics to come (short-sighted)
 

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Cro-Magnon Man
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Nobody addresses the root of the problem: overpopulation
Pandemics is nature's way of culling the herd now and then. Since overpopulation will only get worse and the root problem haven't been fixed, we can either accept pandemics as a way of life from now on and forward (long-sighted) or we can blow up the world economy and human development to squash this one virus leaving us vulnerable for future pandemics to come (short-sighted)

The spreading of the virus happened fast because people can travel around the world almost freely. Regardless of overpopulation, the world would have become like this at this point
 
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