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The flipside is that the USA could recover from this in a few months, whilst the rest of the world is still at the start of their 18-month lockdowns. It is grim, but a reduced elde…

By my estimate, we would need to shutdown 10 years worth of life in order to save 1 year of life from Coronavirus. And those shutdown years are in the peak working years, whereas t…

This is what we need to fight against. The alternative of just isolating those aged 70+ is much more effective and dramatically less costly.

High-speed rail is often slower and definitely more expensive than regular rail, if Europe is any guide. Rail is best used for freight. Autonomous busses and cars (electric) are th…

They were part of a cult: https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/coronavirus-and-south-koreas...

Korea will have to remain on alert, forever, as their population has no established immunity. A vaciine may never come - there is no influenza vaccine (it mutates every season). Pl…

And if the worst case occurs, with millions of elderly and immunocompromised dying, there are billions in potential savings in pensions and old-age healthcare, as well as improveme…

Agreed, we need to just push onwards and all will be back to normal in 12 months. The facts remain that children, young adults, adults and even elderly without comorbidities will s…

The big advantage could be finally moving the PSU out of the case, and having it as just an external power brick. This will make systems significantly lighter and smaller (and thus…

This is an extreme overreaction for a disease which is only fatal to the elderly: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/feg5st/average_age_...

"A Single Death is a Tragedy; a Million Deaths is a Statistic" In many Western societies, the elderly are going to receive more in lifetime services than they ever 'put in' in taxe…

Mortality is overwhelmingly restricted to the elderly and particularly those with existing health problems: AGE DEATH RATE* 80+ years old 14.8% 70-79 years old 8.0% 60-69 years old…

The solution is simpler than that which is to remove high-denomination notes from circulation and provide all citizens with free bank accounts. Eventually, just move to cashless tr…

There are multiple studies on the issue, and another user linked to Wikipedia. I'd personally recommend buying a CO2 monitor: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32887534678.html?spm=a…

My biggest concern about CO2 is the cognitive impact it has on humans - at levels 800ppm and higher, mental performance is impacted. It will take a while for the atmosphere to reac…

The annual death rate in the USA is 2.8m. The virus will spread throughout the biosphere and become a standard part of the human virus paradigm, like the common cold or flu. The be…

The 2% figure is misleading, mortality is overwhelmingly restricted to the elderly and particularly those with existing health problems: PRE-EXISTING CONDITION DEATH RATE* Cardiova…