[ExI] the science might be wrong

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Stathis Papaioannou via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] the science might be wrong

 

 

 

On Fri, 18 Dec 2020 at 14:47, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:

 

 

So… we might be debating government authority, while the government is recommending a course which does more harm than good.

>…It’s certain that a complete lockdown where everyone stays home for six weeks will eliminate the virus. That isn’t practical, so it has to be a partial lockdown. But a partial lockdown that is insufficiently stringent may be more prolonged and cause economic harm for little benefit. There is a certain optimal level of restriction which is to be determined empirically and perhaps through mathematical modelling.

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Stathis Papaioannou

 

 

Agreed, partial lockdowns cause economic harm for little benefit.  Complete lockdowns are illegal and impossible.  So… Florida is showing us the way.

 

spike

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