OF COURSE 23% of people will say “I’m moving out” when their city is locked down and everything is closed. Let’s see what the survey results are after lockdowns are eased for a few months. A time of utter panic and chaos is recipe for bad data.
I also suspect that suburban areas and areas outside of major metro areas will be more vulnerable to a “second wave.” Lower levels of population immunity and governors that apparently don’t give a damn. Also, lower levels of mask use … I see 75-80% of people in NYC wearing masks, not so in the ‘burbs or in smaller US cities.
See, I’m for free love, with birth control and abortion available on demand, without stigma. Sex shouldn’t be stigmatized, but we should control population.
The conspiracy theories are stupid … wouldn’t COVID and social distancing actually have the opposite effect, of pushing us towards more private car use, towards more exurbanization?
The senators who dumped their stock just before COVID got real, on inside information, just had their indictments dropped. Meanwhile, some poor Joe Average gets his larynx crushed over a (supposedly) counterfeit $20 bill. Justice?
Wouldn’t calling in the military be a good way to incite more unrest in other cities? They need to be allowed to protest without being gassed, so long as the protests remain peaceful. And the Sadist needs to be indicted.
If you really think that people who consider themselves to be in low-risk groups aren’t dating, then I have a bridge to sell you. If I had a dollar for every “my roommate brought someone home” complaint that I’ve heard, I’d be rich.
The article about “herd immunity” is oversimplifying about herd immunity being “when things start to slow down.” Even 20% immunity will likely slow down an epidemic … herd immunity is when growth is linear (vs exponential), ASSUMING NO OTHER MEASURES. The point is that, as more people gain immunity, the measures required to keep an epidemic in check gradually decrease.
“Herd immunity” needing a majority of the population also makes other assumptions, like that everyone is equally susceptible. Perhaps 50% of people can’t catch COVID due to some genetic difference or due to cross-immunity with other coronaviridae. This would explain the low household secondary attack rate — only about 15-25% of people sharing a home with a COVID case contract it themselves.
