cracked_ribs
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Got a link? Can’t find a Joe Rohan or his podcast
Definitely worth a listen/watch.
Also Sam Harris has a couple out on the subject, although he spends a lot of time yapping about Trump which personally I find to be a waste of my listening time.
I think the media generally runs shocking headlines so some people get really spun up on this thing when for most of us it's going to be pretty minor changes to cope with.
But for vulnerable populations it's pretty dicey and for public health officials, man, this is serious go time.
I don't want to get into a long thing here but basically...I think there's a very good argument that our current testing protocol here is really understating the number of cases. Our testing model is not nearly aggressive enough as far as I'm concerned and if I had to bet I would say there's a LOT of unknown, undiagnosed cases walking around the LMZ right now.
That said, if you are taking basic precautions about staying back from people, staying out of crowds, washing your hands more often and more thoroughly, and cutting back on licking doorknobs at YVR, chances are pretty good you have nothing to worry about. I think the heavy lifting needs to be done by the BC CDC etc. But they sure better get on it. I suspect there will be a hump in cases before this gets better; then the government might finally start to act. But so far I think our reaction is about on par with Italy's and that's not working out super well. On the other hand their population is really old, so this will beat the tar out of them.
But if I were over 65 I wouldn't be making out with strangers on public transit. Thankfully as a younger guy I can still do that.
I'm still not stockpiling. But then...I have a couple of months worth of stuff on hand at any given time, and my cabin is really set to go. Of course...retreating with a two-month old to an off-grid cabin on an island with no running water, and essentially turning the technology clock back to 1800, doesn't actually sound like a move that will necessarily improve his life expectancy.