[ExI] the science might be wrong

spike at rainier66.com spike at rainier66.com
Sat Jan 23 16:04:49 UTC 2021


 

 

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:21 AM
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Cc: William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ExI] the science might be wrong

 

There would be no point enforcing anything unless the enforcement led to a better outcome, and outweighed the inconvenience and limitation to personal liberty. Stathis

 

Now c'mon, really?  Limitation to liberty?  You cannot be serious.  If I met you and you were not wearing  a mask I would say:  "I have a weak heart.  If I get the virus, I am a dead man.  Is not wearing a mask so important to you that you ignore the threat to my life?  You could have it and be symptom free, and give it to me, whereupon I die.  A little inconvenient for me, would you say?"

 

bill w

 

 

BillW, here’s the right thing: if you have these conditions, don’t go anywhere near people.  Don’t let anyone come within 20 ft.  That 6 ft distancing business is baloney.  6 meters will get er dun however (see there, metric is your friend.)  You can arrange grocery delivery.  That’s what we did for my mother and my bride’s father, both of whom are older than you sir, and both in frail condition.

 

Don’t depend on government: they can’t do it.  

 

Lotsa people need a job: that whole door dash with the groceries business will save a lotta lives and employ the masses.  Reasoning: if the elderly don’t need to push a shopping cart down the aisle, the risk of a fall is reduced.

 

Side note: I wrote a few weeks ago about a friend who was having some difficulties with balance and falling.  It was the mister who was taking the dives, but last week they were up cleaning out the attic (oy vey, why?)  The missus fumbled on the last step of the ladder on the way down, broke the femur.  They gave her an artificial hip, which is a modern miracle: she was walking with help the next day.  She responded well (she was in excellent health for someone in her late 80s) so the doctor rescinded the order that she go to rehab and allowed her to go home.  But the rescinded order didn’t get thru, they sent her off to rehab, soon as she got there and checked her in, the place had a covid outbreak, now they can’t get her out for two weeks.  Her risk is higher than ever.  Oy vey.

 

spike

 

 

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