You probably already had coronavirus

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[–]useless_aether[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

okay, i admit, i don't follow the situation and theories at all, so i am ignorant. i just use my past experience. no one i know died from the mers coronavirus or any of the other animal-named flues. and i live relatively close to an international airport.. i know about event cancellations, i am even affected, but that indicates only the level of human fear/precaution.. i would have to see it in my community to take it seriously.

[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I agree there have been a lot of illnesses that have been seriously overhyped by the media in the last few years. No question about that, couldn't agree more.

However I see the amount of money people are willing to lose to contain this thing... they didn't shut down factories and conventions, and quarantine people on nearly the scale with those previous illnesses as they are with this one.

But it could end up being another overhyped fear-mongering thing. I was in the same mindset until a few days ago, when I saw they cancelled SXSW in the US and a huge electronics convention in China. There's too much money being lost to try and prevent spread, to just chalk it all up to hype. The money talks loudest, imo.

But honestly I am still on the fence about whether it's a serious problem or just another media scaremonger deal, so I totally get where you're coming from too.

[–]bonked_or_maybe_not 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

They cancelled SXSW then turned around and literally that evening posted THIS. Do you see anything wrong there?

Polls are telling the DNC they have a massive uphill battle come November and they have in-fighting among their base for control of the party. They desperately need economic upheaval that they can blame on the current administration and could care less what they need to burn to get it. That's why you're seeing the types of reactions and media drumbeat this year.

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yup. This. Reddit is an absolute cesspool of “TrUMp iSn’T dOiNg EnoUgHzOrs!” shilling right now. Not even FB is anywhere close to that bad. In fact, most people on FB are barely talking about.

I chalk the SXSW decision up to politicians gonna politic. The mayor also confirmed they have zero cases and wouldn’t release how many negative tests they’d administered.