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  • L Loki

    @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

    Those R rates are with the whole nation effectively shut down. And it still points to growth, not reduction. Going back to normal isn't going to help that.

    You ignore active monitoring, testing everyone, antibody tests, disease surveillance, scaled contact tracing, antivirals, summer. Note I didn’t even say vaccine.

    There is so much going on right now that just doesn’t make it into the press.

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    @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

    @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

    Those R rates are with the whole nation effectively shut down. And it still points to growth, not reduction. Going back to normal isn't going to help that.

    You ignore active monitoring, testing everyone, antibody tests, disease surveillance, scaled contact tracing, antivirals, summer. Note I didn’t even say vaccine.

    There is so much going on right now that just doesn’t make it into the press.

    But all of those things will contribute to bringing it down below 1. None of those things exist today, and summer is merely a hope. If it does not go below 1 it will grow.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

      @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

      Those R rates are with the whole nation effectively shut down. And it still points to growth, not reduction. Going back to normal isn't going to help that.

      You ignore active monitoring, testing everyone, antibody tests, disease surveillance, scaled contact tracing, antivirals, summer. Note I didn’t even say vaccine.

      There is so much going on right now that just doesn’t make it into the press.

      But all of those things will contribute to bringing it down below 1. None of those things exist today, and summer is merely a hope. If it does not go below 1 it will grow.

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      @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

      @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

      @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

      Those R rates are with the whole nation effectively shut down. And it still points to growth, not reduction. Going back to normal isn't going to help that.

      You ignore active monitoring, testing everyone, antibody tests, disease surveillance, scaled contact tracing, antivirals, summer. Note I didn’t even say vaccine.

      There is so much going on right now that just doesn’t make it into the press.

      But all of those things will contribute to bringing it down below 1. None of those things exist today, and summer is merely a hope. If it does not go below 1 it will grow.

      Mik the flu is 1.3 and we didn’t shut down the planet.

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        So yeah, predicting that we’ll grow again after a pause contains the prediction that we’ll open up before implementing a sufficiently effective test and trace.

        Obviously effective antivirals or a vaccine changes everything.

        Only non-witches get due process.

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        • L Loki

          @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

          @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

          @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

          Those R rates are with the whole nation effectively shut down. And it still points to growth, not reduction. Going back to normal isn't going to help that.

          You ignore active monitoring, testing everyone, antibody tests, disease surveillance, scaled contact tracing, antivirals, summer. Note I didn’t even say vaccine.

          There is so much going on right now that just doesn’t make it into the press.

          But all of those things will contribute to bringing it down below 1. None of those things exist today, and summer is merely a hope. If it does not go below 1 it will grow.

          Mik the flu is 1.3 and we didn’t shut down the planet.

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          @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

          Mik the flu is 1.3 and we didn’t shut down the planet.

          You’re forgetting that we got to 1.something by shutting down the planet in the first place. Now we’re discussing opening it back up.

          Only non-witches get due process.

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            Also we know that the flu comes and goes seasonally. We do not know this about C19. Colds, another corona virus, are with us all year.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              Loki - there exists a scenario where we lock down and stay locked down enough to get to a minuscule number of new cases, meanwhile building a test and trace capability the is comprehensive enough to keep new outbreaks at bay. IOW, the hammer and the dance.

              I don’t think the mood of the country is in the right place to implement that.

              Only non-witches get due process.

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                https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/04/10/coronavirus-ohio-how-do-we-return-normal-without-vaccine/5122164002/

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/04/10/coronavirus-ohio-how-do-we-return-normal-without-vaccine/5122164002/

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                  @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                  https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/04/10/coronavirus-ohio-how-do-we-return-normal-without-vaccine/5122164002/

                  Good article. Don’t underestimate how quickly we will make progress in each of the areas. Right now in many of the examples it’s just a matter of getting to scale and without an economy there is no living, Staying at home is well just not an option.

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                    For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                    I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                      I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

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                      @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                      For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                      I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                      You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

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                        #45

                        Raison d'etre? Au contraire, mon frere! 😆

                        I the month I have been sequestered I have awarded $8500 in four scholarships, volunteered to help out local health systems and states nationwide with IT tasks needed, arranged a mover for my daughter...and wasted entirely too much time here. As usual. My world has gone on with little serious interruption, and would still if MFR and I had both still been working.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • L Loki

                          @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                          For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                          I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                          You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

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                          Aqua Letifer
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                          @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                          @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                          For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                          I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                          You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

                          The vast, vast majority of us are still able to do so and continue to.

                          Please love yourself.

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                          • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                            @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                            @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                            For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                            I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                            You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

                            The vast, vast majority of us are still able to do so and continue to.

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                            @Aqua-Letifer said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                            @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                            @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                            For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                            I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                            You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

                            The vast, vast majority of us are still able to do so and continue to.

                            I’m not saying they are not now. I totally disagree the current situation is tenable without a clear plan in 4 weeks. Each week will see the plan solidify. It’s already started, we are to phase 2 right now. Granted the slope back up will be slower than the slope down but just watch all the trends.

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                            • L Loki

                              @Aqua-Letifer said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                              @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                              @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                              For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                              I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                              You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

                              The vast, vast majority of us are still able to do so and continue to.

                              I’m not saying they are not now. I totally disagree the current situation is tenable without a clear plan in 4 weeks. Each week will see the plan solidify. It’s already started, we are to phase 2 right now. Granted the slope back up will be slower than the slope down but just watch all the trends.

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                              Loki
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                              @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                              @Aqua-Letifer said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                              @Loki said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                              @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                              For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                              I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                              You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

                              The vast, vast majority of us are still able to do so and continue to.

                              I’m not saying they are not now. I totally disagree the current situation is tenable without a clear plan in 4 weeks. Each week will see the plan solidify. It’s already started, we are to phase 2 right now. Granted the slope back up will be slower than the slope down but just watch all the trends. The exception to this is the economic pain.

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                                Aqua Letifer
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                                I'm with Mik. I'm not doing a damn thing until (1) there's a good plan in place and (2) it's actually being implemented.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                  I hope you are right, Loki, and it would certainly make sense for you to be. I just don't see the evidence yet. I am sure a lot is going on in the background, but the tracking, etc. are herculean tasks that may not go over well with Americans. I already know folks who think this is just a big population control cover to strip us of our Constitutional rights.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    I hope you are right, Loki, and it would certainly make sense for you to be. I just don't see the evidence yet. I am sure a lot is going on in the background, but the tracking, etc. are herculean tasks that may not go over well with Americans. I already know folks who think this is just a big population control cover to strip us of our Constitutional rights.

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                                    @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                                    I hope you are right, Loki, and it would certainly make sense for you to be. I just don't see the evidence yet. I am sure a lot is going on in the background, but the tracking, etc. are herculean tasks that may not go over well with Americans. I already know folks who think this is just a big population control cover to strip us of our Constitutional rights.

                                    So they would rather stay home clutching their guns and bibles?😆

                                    The Audicity of Hope.

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                                    • L Loki

                                      @Mik said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                                      For everyone else, perhaps. For me, no problem.

                                      I'm not underestimating anything. None of these things exist today and as far as I know there is no concrete plan for any of them. When I see that I will perhaps change my position

                                      You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

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                                      You are no longer the majority opinion (boomer). Young people have lives, jobs, families to contemplate which depend on getting out there and making money not to mention a raison d’etre

                                      They're also less likely to die

                                      I was only joking

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                                        Here is the plan I want to hear from our leadership elected officials.

                                        • The state of emergency is over.
                                        • We'll let you know if we hear anything more about covid.
                                        • No guarantees on your lifespan.
                                        • Sorry for the interruption.

                                        Or something like that, I'm sure they could wordsmith it a little

                                        I can figure it out from there.

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                                        • CopperC Copper

                                          Here is the plan I want to hear from our leadership elected officials.

                                          • The state of emergency is over.
                                          • We'll let you know if we hear anything more about covid.
                                          • No guarantees on your lifespan.
                                          • Sorry for the interruption.

                                          Or something like that, I'm sure they could wordsmith it a little

                                          I can figure it out from there.

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                                          @Copper said in In which jon-nyc stakes out an unconventional opinion on the Covid-19 outbreak:

                                          • No guarantees on your lifespan.

                                          😆😆

                                          Cops should say that when they pull people out of nasty car accidents.

                                          Firefighters should when they get people out of burning buildings.

                                          Actually they should just say that, stop, and call it a day.

                                          Please love yourself.

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