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Originally Posted by Megatron96
It doesn't accomplish anything to be emotional. In fact, looking at any serious situation going back as long as they've been recording history, I don't think there's ever been a case where mass/individual hysteria has helped in any way whatsoever.
I know in my line of work it's absolutely the worst thing you can do, but that may not be true in every workplace, I don't know.
And once you've had a life-changing experience, or a near-death moment, your mind kind of puts things into perspective for you whether you like it or not. You make your peace with it at some point and move on.
So, no, I'm not scared. I'm not thinking I'm invulnerable either. Not by a long shot. But being scared or being motivated by that fear is not something I'm interested in.
I figure eventually I'll catch this thing, and i doubt I can avoid it no matter what precautions I take. And I'll either pull through or I won't. Until then, I have things to do.
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Two things you aren’t getting. And neither are about YOU.
1. You may not feel vulnerable, but many members of your community aren’t healthy or are old. You can be a carrier for this and spread it to those people, endangering their lives in the process.
2. The medical infrastructure can’t take a massive amount of diagnosis at once. There’s not enough nurses, doctors, ventilators, hospital equipment or hospital beds to support this. Those things can’t just appear over night. If you’re one of the ones who needs medical attention from this and can’t get it, the mortality rate climbs quickly. Flattening the bell curve is VERY important. The same number of people may get this anyway, but it’s much more meaningful if that happens over many months, not weeks. This helps the mortality rate.