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You win, slowed :)

I'm super fucking bummed that the reveal was delayed and production is shutting down, same as everybody else...it would have been awesome to finally see it. I'm crossing my fingers that production isn't too affected just like everyone else, and I know the inevitable recession/depression is going...

First it's claims that the pandemic is overblown and lock-down isn't necessary so stop hurting the economy, now it's lock-down isn't even effective and China is misreporting numbers so screw China. At what point can everyone just agree that there's a goddamn pandemic that needs to be dealt with...

Would you prefer slowed? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00741-x https://news.umich.edu/containment-efforts-appear-to-step-covid-19-spread-down-from-exponential-norm/ @Carolina Jim - Any data to support your claim in the other thread that WHO tests are wildly inaccurate? Seems like...

There is literally no one in the field of science that thinks we should lift our emergency measures because this is totally overblown since GA only has 287 cases and China managed to stop theirs around 80k. If you can't understand why, that's on you.

I read them, I agree with them. What do you think you've demonstrated?

What in the actual fuck is your thought process here? China could torture babies, nuke Hong Kong, raise Cthulhu, it doesn't matter how bad they are because it doesn't change the fact that they have unequivocally demonstrated that stopping the movement and social interactions of a populace stops...

Excellent! I imagine what she tells you is pretty close to what I'm trying to communicate (poorly, it seems) on this board. COVID19 is not going to kill you or your family because it's surprisingly mild unless you're old or at-risk and you develop viral pneumonia. There's absolutely no reason...

OMG what are your facts? What facts do you want to see from me?

Completely unrelated to the fact that they locked down Wuhan and Hubei which effectively stopped transmission which is the whole fucking point. Yes, China bad. Yes, if they had responded appropriately the world wouldn't be in the position it is now. How is that relevant to a conversation about...

What exactly do you expect to see other than what's already in front of you? 242,000 active cases worldwide, nearly 10,000 deaths, and still growing exponentially. The only countries that have successfully slowed/stopped the virus have imposed strict lock-downs. The whole fucking point is that...

Studied infectious diseases in college, BS in Biology, MS in Systems Analysis, wife runs a research lab, and I'm telling you this because I'm far from an expert and I would appreciate it if the folks on here would just turn off Fox News and listen to the people that are.

Argues lock-down is hurting the economy more than COVID19. Points to China, the country that locked-down a city and a province on a scale never before seen in this world, as evidence lock-down isn't necessary because they're larger. Ignores Italy, the country implementing a far more rigorous...

Just don't call it socialism or half the country won't cash their bailout checks.

Great! Clearly this isn't a big deal then.

Do...do you even understand logarithmic growth? There are two outcomes here: 1) Travel restrictions and social distancing work, cases stay low and you're right that COVID19 ends up being NBD in Georgia, making us all very happy 2) People remain skeptical and go back to business as usual...

I understand why you believe the economic fallout of shutting things down is worse - you can see it happening around you, it's tangible, you understand it. It's hurting people you care about. The virus doesn't feel like an immediate threat and people are obviously overreacting. But look at what...

Those people are idiots. Doesn't change the fact that this is not "fake news" and needs to be taken seriously when it comes to restricting movement and social interaction.

Most people aren't concerned about the disease itself, nor would they be if you're young and healthy. It's obviously not Ebola. The vast majority of those who get it will be mild or asymptomatic, and will look back on it as no worse than a cold. That doesn't change the fact that 1-4% of...

My friend, an MD/PHD at the San Diego VA Medical Center, and his colleagues felt the same way until they started seeing an uptick in cases last week. Now he's been reassigned to help with COVID response and they're extremely concerned they aren't fully prepared to handle what's happening. My...