[quote=sdrealtor]It was not as catastrophic BECAUSE it was pumped to be. People stayed home, businesses shut down, people wore masks and socially distanced. In the absence of that it would have been as catastrophic as it was pumped up to be. We dodged a much worse situation through the actions taken here and abroad.[/quote]I got your point, but I said the point is not quite as valid as you are trying to make it. The steps of staying home, social distancing were not necessarily hysteria, however “it would have been as catastrophic as it was pumped up to be” may not be as true.. remember Sweden. On top of this, the restrictions weren’t always consistent. For example, Home Depot at restricted opening at so called 25% – the interpersonal spacing ended up being 100’… not 6, not 12 etc. The restrictions were applied somewhat capriciously.
As I said, hysteria without real facts make it sound like a chicken who said the sky was falling because a nut landed on its head.
Yes there were real facts. It was known towards the end of February 2020 that COVID-19 was airborne. Something that didn’t come out until much later.
Another fact; whether you get a viral infection also greatly depends upon the duration of exposure and the ‘strength’ of exposure. Light exposure for short durations separated by time can actually immunize because the viral load is so light that first level defenses (like white blood cells) can take care of it. The body analyses the results and can use that to build up antibodies(which are specific to a type of infection).
