Yeh, probably shouldn't get too caught up in it. Just get annoyed with the undertone of criticism of gov't decisions to open up, the posting articles about "young" people getting sick from Corona (yes they do but in minute numbers and face far greater risks from other preventable causes - how about we see names of young people who have died in such circumstances and their stories for some balance?) and posting about VIC opening up too early? Add it to the inflammatory comments about golf and fishing in VIC. I would understand bans on activities if they were based on evidence but those bans were not based on any evidence or common sense. And I would understand if there were valid criticisms of other decisions if they were supported by evidence/data but it appears just pot shots are taken for the sake of it.
Many appear to have little empathy for the massive social disaster that will far exceed the death toll from covid-19 in Aust. Gov'ts have done a terrific job in minimising the health impact. They are now trying to stem the economic impact and are criticised. Surely we need to have some faith in each other and take some personal responsibility for our actions?
Perhaps I'm just annoyed because I haven't had my coffee this morning.
Coffee is important.
Old people and sick people with underlying conditions are still people. We should try to save all of them. When they get corona they all have an impact on the health system, and more people with other conditions will die as a result, young, old, whoever. Plus the associated risk to our healthcare professionals.
Conditions that cause other deaths of young people are generally not contagious and cases will not grow exponentially.
So you couldn't play golf or fish for a couple of months. You can debate the merit or otherwise of these policies, but in my mind it was a small price to pay. Consider the associated risks - travelling, refueling, eating, socialising. There's also the risk of "well if they can play golf why can't I play tennis" arguments.
We all have empathy for jobs lost/lives damaged/lives lost through economic impacts. Again its a policy risk/reward question - everyone wants to go back to work. Everyone wants to earn an income. Business owners want to reopen. What's the balance? If we open too early and we get a second wave and have to shut down, what then? You want to go through another three months of lockdown? What will that do to the economy?
Opinions are fine, that's why we are on here, but to claim the moral high ground of being facts and evidence based while other arguments aren't is just silly. The argument that we just need to trust each other to do the right thing is nice, but runs completely counter to your "evidence based" line you use elsewhere.
