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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Lew, I never said, and in fact I think I said the opposite; that I was invulnerable. I know I'm vulnerable. More vulnerable than everyone in my family with the exception of my mother. The fact that I smoke makes me even more vulnerable, but there's nothing I can do about that. I hardly smoke anymore, but I did for decades, and my lungs are what they are. If I catch this thing I'm probably something like a 1:4 for dying. Maybe worse. But that's just what it is.
As for other people, just what can I do that will help that much? I have to work, and I can't fly a plane from home. Fortunately, I don't interact with many people in a normal week, either at work or off.
But the facts are still the same: the vast majority of people that catch this thing are going to survive it. So yeah, it sucks that a lot of people are going to die, mostly the very old or young, and those whose immune systems are compromised. But most people will be fine.
My whole point has always been that we need less freaking out and more being rational and patient.
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Flattening the bell curve is very important. That’s why things are behind cancelled. That’s being prudent and proactive, not panic. I can’t make this any simpler for you.
I am still required to work but I will go no where else this week. Home and work and that’s it. I’ll do my part in this the best I can.