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SXSW was really bent on going through with this massive event even though smaller events were being cancelled. The spread would likely happen through multiple contacts in airports and since there is a delay in symptoms if any, SXSW woould, in the worst case, been a super spreader event. You could bet lawsuits would have rained on them and likely the City of Austin. Sometimes, you just got to say no, we will not contr…
The average American will die of cardiovascular disease, not the coronavirus. Rather than stock up on rice and masks and cancel events, people should address what’s most likely to kill them.
Given this line of reasoning, wouldn't it make sense to also not put seatbelts in automobiles? After all, it's not the most likely way to die.
Should we bother looking both ways before crossing a street just because there is a low volume of pedestrian deaths?
No, that's patently absurd because we have the capacity in this world to prepare for more than just the modal outcome. To suggest that we should only prepare for the modal way we might die is preposterous.
SXSW was really bent on going through with this massive event even though smaller events were being cancelled. The spread would likely happen through multiple contacts in airports and since there is a delay in symptoms if any, SXSW woould, in the worst case, been a super spreader event. You could bet lawsuits would have rained on them and likely the City of Austin. Sometimes, you just got to say no, we will not contr…
I thought they were waiting for the city to cancel it for insurance reasons.
No refunds will be given “#SXSW replied me saying they won't refund me Frowning face or exchange for 2021. For Brazilian standards the price of the ticket is VERY expensive and I'm cancelling my trip due to concerns related to coronavirus. I think they should refund me and the participants that decided not to attend”
SXSW was really bent on going through with this massive event even though smaller events were being cancelled. The spread would likely happen through multiple contacts in airports and since there is a delay in symptoms if any, SXSW woould, in the worst case, been a super spreader event. You could bet lawsuits would have rained on them and likely the City of Austin. Sometimes, you just got to say no, we will not contr…
What standing would an infected person have against SXSW or the city of Austin?
No refunds will be given “#SXSW replied me saying they won't refund me Frowning face or exchange for 2021. For Brazilian standards the price of the ticket is VERY expensive and I'm cancelling my trip due to concerns related to coronavirus. I think they should refund me and the participants that decided not to attend”
If they're not issuing refund after the cancellation announcement, then they're finished. No more SXSW next year.
SXSW was really bent on going through with this massive event even though smaller events were being cancelled. The spread would likely happen through multiple contacts in airports and since there is a delay in symptoms if any, SXSW woould, in the worst case, been a super spreader event. You could bet lawsuits would have rained on them and likely the City of Austin. Sometimes, you just got to say no, we will not contr…
I thought they were waiting for the city to cancel it for insurance reasons.
Much ado over an uncommon flu
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-compared-to-flu-...
One interesting tidbit here is that the mayor made the call to cancel the event, not SXSW themselves. I understand the organizers stand to lose _a lot_ from cancellations, but this still seems like bad optics. Unrelated, but I have three big events I booked long ago that I'm either becoming weary of attending, or fear that they will be cancelled and I'll be on the hook for the hotel and other accommodations. One of t…
Here was SXSW's statement on the cancelation. > The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City’s directions. We are devastated to share this news with you. “The show must go on” is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place. We are now working through the ramifications of this unprecedented situation. As rec…