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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow
If what we are doing now - closing schools, large gatherings, etc. - won't help then why are we doing it?
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It slows the spread and keeps you in small numbers instead of riling each other up in large numbers.
Things only go to shit if hospitals get swamped. Our healthcare system is what keeps survival rates high. If 2 or 4 or 5x the number of people need ICU than what we can provide those death rates go up - they don't stay at 1%.
If hospitals get swamped things that weren't fatal before can become fatal. People need to be smart. Being smart and considerate is what keeps us from seeing people on ventilators in college dorms and MASH units in tents.
That stuff can lead to panic, panic can lead to marshal law, and then the government tells you what to do and stops asking. I'd prefer to ride this out, for better or worse, in my own home.
If the hospitals get to a point they can't take more people the government will be more than happy to let me die in my air conditioned home...