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[–]adungitit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

if left alone to run its course would likely register as nothing more than something along the lines of a strain of flu- albeit a particularly virulent one.

Well that's the point, isn't it? It's like the flu, but if left uncontrolled, would spread to far more people than flu does, making it far more damaging than the flu is.

[–]chadwickofwv 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Except the death rate is only a tiny fraction of the flu's. And that is using the same extremely exaggerated numbers the cdc is using to scare the hell out of everyone. They are using people's complete ignorance of statistics and inclination towards fear to control us all.

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COVID-19 doesn't simply kill; it also causes massive amounts of long term systemic damage due to its effects on various organs in the body. Even if it doesn't kill you it can badly fuck you up, and the people claiming that "it's like the flu" like yourself are incredibly ill informed and are spreading dangerous misinformation. You are not a healthcare worker; you don't have to deal with the sick and dying on a deadly basis. Stop it.