Cancelling all of these events sets an incredibly dangerous precedent for future outbreaks

Perhaps this moment deflates the securities bubble, corrects the markets, and forces both business and society to take a good hard look at how things are done?

It's obvious that we have too much retail, too many restaurants, and a ridiculous amount of personal service businesses that caters to our laziest elements. Obesity at 42% in the USA...I wonder why? My hope is that people get back to healthier lifestyles, acts of self-sufficiency like cooking their own meals, and a re-focus on their quality of life rather than the accumulation of stuff..

I also hope that businesses realize that massive office buildings and cubicle farms are not necessary to conduct their trade. That a tech worker in Iowa working remotely can do their job effectively and not add to housing demand and greater congestion in Seattle or San Jose. That eliminating local commutes will reduce pollution and save taxpayers money on road repairs/new highway construction. That income strain and overcrowding in "hot markets" will be reduced because you don't have to live in NYC, LA, or Chicago to have a lucrative job.

Oh well, enough fantasizing! We will just keep doing the same stuff that creates divisions, envy, inequality, and fear because our species is essentially short sighted, controlling, and rather stupid.

Pathetic wrote:

And I agree with this guy. So call me a boomer if you want.

STFU

You could imagine a future where vaccines are far easier to develop and mass produce. This seems to be a once in 50 years + event. Combination of:

1) novel virus = no natural immunity in population

2) relatively high rate of transmission

3) relatively high rate of serious cases requiring hospitalization

This is bad. And new. And rare.

everyone here. wrote:

Pathetic wrote:

And I agree with this guy. So call me a boomer if you want.

STFU

Not everyone here. Because of people like you, great job crashing the market!

it all seems like some foreign disease until your aunt dies...your grandfather dies...your old high school teacher dies...

Overreact anyone? wrote:

Not everyone here. Because of people like you, great job crashing the market!

The market is now accurately pricing in that fact that the world cannot handle a pandemic without serious disruptions to the global economy.

Performing as expected.

Overreact anyone? wrote:

Then, what about all of the MILLIONS of workers who are going to be laid off from this? What about their lives?

The poorest are going to suffer the most as hourly wage workers will be the first ones to go.

Restaurants and food trucks near my work have been suffering big time as of this and will continue.

When companies start to see their profits gone, they're going to cut the lowest wage workers first as they'll be the most replaceable and require the least amount of training to rehire.

You need to get this through your head: economic damage is INEVITABLE at this point. Coronavirus is more dangerous than your average seasonal flu by many orders of magnitude. The incubation period is unusually long, it is extremely easy to spread, and you can catch it multiple times. Italy is showing that it is NOT just hitting old people hard; middle-aged folks develop extreme symptoms, too. The public health experts are sounding alarm bells and could not be more clear: We need to implement aggressive measures to increase social distancing and testing/monitoring yesterday. If we do not do this, the economic fallout will be much worse than what we'll lose through the temporary suspension of events, travel, and tourism. Millions could die. You can believe the experts or you can believe the fat orange idiot attempting to undermine them at every turn.

We do need to be concerned about low wage workers, which is why we need to do things like guarantee paid sick leave and beef up unemployment insurance.

Get the governments out of it completely. The only people who should have authority are experts with practical experience. What you will hear is this:

There is a very argument that Covid-19 will disappear this spring.

No need to do anything other then practice the proper hygiene and protect the vulnerable groups. That's it!

I love how people on forums love to say stuff like they're the authority. I need to get it through my head? Are you actually 12 or something? Who talks to people like that. You need to work on your social skills so people will actually take you seriously.

Overreact anyone? wrote:

I love how people on forums love to say stuff like they're the authority. I need to get it through my head? Are you actually 12 or something? Who talks to people like that. You need to work on your social skills so people will actually take you seriously.

They are right that you are stubborn and low information. Probably a lost cause.

The cancellation of these events should put into perspective how much value we put on these things.

Do you really need to run the NYC half to feel accomplished?

Do you really need to go to Indio to watch Coachella?

Do you have to go to E3 and dress in cosplay to feel a part of something?

It is 2020, you don’t need to pay to gather in some arbitrary area to make human connections and get “experiences.”

Sensible people don’t plan their lives around frivolous things which so far all of the cancelled events have been.

It is not a dangerous precedent. It is a wake up call.

Overreact anyone? wrote:

I love how people on forums love to say stuff like they're the authority. I need to get it through my head? Are you actually 12 or something? Who talks to people like that. You need to work on your social skills so people will actually take you seriously.

You're peddling misinformation about a public health crisis and you expect people to be nice to you?

Harambe wrote:

Overreact anyone? wrote:

I love how people on forums love to say stuff like they're the authority. I need to get it through my head? Are you actually 12 or something? Who talks to people like that. You need to work on your social skills so people will actually take you seriously.

They are right that you are stubborn and low information. Probably a lost cause.

Low information and lost cause? Seriously? How do you live being such a d*ck? Do people actually really like you in real life? Sorry that you only have Facebook friends.

This has to be a troll post. Nobody could be this fcking ignorant.

reed wrote:

it all seems like some foreign disease until your aunt dies...your grandfather dies...your old high school teacher dies...

You are absolutely correct and It’s called the “Normalcy Bias.” OP is a great example.

It's cancel culture rearing its ugly head. Nobody wants to get blamed and subsequently mobbed, sued, hounded out of a job.

Bad Wigins wrote:

It's cancel culture rearing its ugly head. Nobody wants to get blamed and subsequently mobbed, sued, hounded out of a job.

exactly. this is a sad state.

fghss wrote:

No need to do anything other then practice the proper hygiene and protect the vulnerable groups. That's it!

Dr. Anthony Fauci, world's leading infectious disease expert, designed the government recommendations to that exact effect.

coronavirus.gov

Overreact anyone? wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

It's cancel culture rearing its ugly head. Nobody wants to get blamed and subsequently mobbed, sued, hounded out of a job.

exactly. this is a sad state.

And the mob mentality of people attacking Bad Wigins or myself have to stop. It's ridiculous how people are reacting for seeing different opinion than theirs.