Natural selection just isn't working anymore, especially since we continually intervene (Narcan just one example).Everyday I'm stuck in rush hour traffic I (not seriously) think to myself "we need a new plague."
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Natural selection just isn't working anymore, especially since we continually intervene (Narcan just one example).Everyday I'm stuck in rush hour traffic I (not seriously) think to myself "we need a new plague."
Which is why you should feel safe IMO. We have some of the smartest people in the world working day and night to make sure this thing is contained and a vaccine is found. The fatality rate is being reported anywhere from 0.5%-3.5%. Some scientists believe there's plenty of unreported/undiagnosed cases. If true, the fatality rate declines even more.
So tell me, past the initial and irrational reaction any human has when they first hear a potential castastrophe, why do I need to be concerned? I have trust in those scientists, politicians, health system, etc.. to get the job done as per usual.
I get people being overly concerned, especially those with kids. But I don't get letting fear cause illogical thinking. Odds are those bright men and women keep us all safe, or atleast nearly all of us.
We canceled our Dungeons & dragons tournament, along with the Magic tournament.
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38% of Americans wouldn't buy Corona beer "under any circumstances" because of the coronavirus, according to a recent survey.
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I am convinced there is a pandemic coming in the near future that will wipe out a large portion of the population. Earth is already over the carrying capacity for humans, imo, and continues to grow at a ridiculous rate. The population has essentially doubled over the past 40 years. If we continue to find cures and/or slow progression of disease this propagates the population even more. There will always be diseases, especially viruses, that are resistant to treatment. When things are out of whack, nature has a strange way of correcting them, ie overpopulation.
Which is why you should feel safe IMO. We have some of the smartest people in the world working day and night to make sure this thing is contained and a vaccine is found. The fatality rate is being reported anywhere from 0.5%-3.5%. Some scientists believe there's plenty of unreported/undiagnosed cases. If true, the fatality rate declines even more.
So tell me, past the initial and irrational reaction any human has when they first hear a potential castastrophe, why do I need to be concerned? I have trust in those scientists, politicians, health system, etc.. to get the job done as per usual.
I get people being overly concerned, especially those with kids. But I don't get letting fear cause illogical thinking. Odds are those bright men and women keep us all safe, or atleast nearly all of us.
CNN International@cnni
38% of Americans wouldn't buy Corona beer "under any circumstances" because of the coronavirus, according to a recent survey.
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I am convinced there is a pandemic coming in the near future that will wipe out a large portion of the population. Earth is already over the carrying capacity for humans, imo, and continues to grow at a ridiculous rate. The population has essentially doubled over the past 40 years. If we continue to find cures and/or slow progression of disease this propagates the population even more. There will always be diseases, especially viruses, that are resistant to treatment. When things are out of whack, nature has a strange way of correcting them, ie overpopulation.
Doomsday preppers everywhere be like:I thought you were a Kentucky guy, not a Duke guy?
Oh boy. There are a lot of dumb mofos out there.
On a theoretical level, something like that might end up, in the long term, being a good thing for humanity.
On a practical level, living through it would be a ****ing nightmare of unheard of proportions.
I am convinced there is a pandemic coming in the near future that will wipe out a large portion of the population. Earth is already over the carrying capacity for humans, imo, and continues to grow at a ridiculous rate. The population has essentially doubled over the past 40 years. If we continue to find cures and/or slow progression of disease this propagates the population even more. There will always be diseases, especially viruses, that are resistant to treatment. When things are out of whack, nature has a strange way of correcting them, ie overpopulation.
The Black Death was a good one.... maybe The Black Death 2.0 (I'm baaaaaaack).I guess I don't understand the question. My response has always been that this bears monitoring, that we need to rely on robust infrastructure designed to control these situations, and that we should heed good advice (particularly hygiene and travel). But - and this gets to the original reason I was even posting in this thread, straw man hyperbolic arguments - who is "letting fear cause illogical thinking?"
Amazing. Who are these people?
What should we call it, though, when something like that HAPPENS to humanity? Without a name, we would all just be screaming "what is HAPPENING?" So what would we call this pandemic when it HAPPENS? The Phenomenon? The Occasion? The Incident? The Event? Maybe we should employ a clever screenwriter to come up with something snappier.
Judgement DayThe Black Death was a good one.... maybe The Black Death 2.0 (I'm baaaaaaack).
I just saw the newest terminator and wow did it suck.Judgement Day
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Is it that bad,I have it, but not watched it yet.I just saw the newest terminator and wow did it suck.
I think like that with each trip to Walmart. i hate it so much.Everyday I'm stuck in rush hour traffic I (not seriously) think to myself "we need a new plague."
Give it a watch, some people I know liked it...but I wasn’t impressed. Granted I just watched the first two prior to watching it... and those are ****ing classics.Is it that bad,I have it, but not watched it yet.
going to save myself 2 hours.
Nope, already ruined.Give it a watch, some people I know liked it...but I wasn’t impressed. Granted I just watched the first two prior to watching it... and those are ****ing classics.
It’s amazing how much the difference in quality of the movie changes from the first one to the second. The special effects in the second movie are some of my favorite in modern day cinema. The movie still holds up.Nope, already ruined.
The Black Death was a good one.... maybe The Black Death 2.0 (I'm baaaaaaack).
So we're gonna call it "The Happening".... sounds good to me.Did... did people miss the obvious point? I couldn't have been more clear. What is The Happening around here?
Normally flu is .095%. so that's still 3 to 10x deadlier.Actually the WHO says many cases especially in China are not being reported because symptoms were mild and recovery quick. Actual death is expected to be .3-1.0%. Closer to normal flu death rates.
Fappening >HappeningSo we're gonna call it "The Happening".... sounds good to me.
Normally flu is .095%. so that's still 3 to 10x deadlier.
Isn’t it like 6 AM right now for you? What are you doing up like that on a Saturday broActually had a corona last night.
Lol, worked out at 5-15-530 this morning, and I have a conference call here in 30 mins unfortunately. I went a little hard last night, and I need my mind limber this morning.Isn’t it like 6 AM right now for you? What are you doing up like that on a Saturday bro
I drank entirely too much last night (went downtown, we ran up a 130 dollar bill with a group of friends(our cut was 130)), got up early and did 5 miles (live next to a HS track and it's open to the public), about to leave for work. F'n Kentuckians, play and work hard.Lol, worked out at 5-15-530 this morning, and I have a conference call here in 30 mins unfortunately. I went a little hard last night, and I need my mind limber this morning.
We gotta do what we gotta do.I drank entirely too much last night, got up early and did 5 miles (live next to a HS track and it's open to the public), about to leave for work. F'n Kentuckians, play and work hard.
The Hope Solo roast beef sandwich ruined it for me.that was exciting shit.
The Hope Solo roast beef sandwich ruined it for me.
and I was excited for that one, too!
Odd. She made me crave ‘em!The Hope Solo roast beef sandwich ruined it for me.
Chicago State canceled its final two games of the regular season. Given they are 0-14 on conference and 4-25 overall and their final trip was out to Washington and Utah, but still significant.
I don’t know why we can’t all just exercised caution and the vulnerable exercise extreme caution instead of just panic.
Do you think Chicago State cancelling a couple of road games is closer to panic or exercised caution?Chicago State canceled its final two games of the regular season. Given they are 0-14 on conference and 4-25 overall and their final trip was out to Washington and Utah, but still significant.
I don’t know why we can’t all just exercised caution and the vulnerable exercise extreme caution instead of just panic.
Do you think Chicago State cancelling a couple of road games is closer to panic or exercised caution?
I read a link the other day of somebody suggesting that the NCAA tournament should be played in front of no crowds. That would be a serious panic at this point, IMO. I sure hope that doesn't happen but it will be an extremely large number of people traveling from all over the country. You have to think that even one person being there with the flu would likely infect dozens more with it. Then when you multiply the 2.2 people per day infection rate you get some serious numbers rather quickly.Good question, for Chicago State individually maybe exercised caution. But they also are considering not going to the conference tournament in Vegas too. I think it just gives more ammo to the "panic crowd" which is going to point to Chicago State as an example teams should follow, or worse, the NCAA should follow.