two by two....hands of blue

"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
03/17/2020 at 04:52 • Filed to: None

the posties are wearing blue latex gloves

is it just me...or is everything starting to get pretty surreal?

DISCUSSION (19)

InFierority Complex > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/17/2020 at 06:27

Shiny.

vondon302 > InFierority Complex
03/17/2020 at 07:08

It's like a bad horror movie.

Stef Schrader > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/17/2020 at 07:09

Ha! I was just talking about this the other day with a friend. There’s even a photo of me facepalming (after!! washing!!! my hands!!!) out there, which is probably extra bad now that cases have sprung up in Austin. (I am extremely cabin fevery to the point where I can barely concentrate and I hate everything, FWIW.)

Whomst among us isn’t still unconsciously touching our faces right now? I know we shouldn’t! But it happens!

My bird IS the word > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/17/2020 at 07:26

Welcome to this decade's unnecessary panic. At least we are getting it out of the way.

vondon302 > Stef Schrader
03/17/2020 at 07:33

Id rather be home than work. People are getting looney at my work. We'll see a riot soon.

The only way I can stop touching is wearing gloves. Crazy even now.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > My bird IS the word
03/17/2020 at 07:55

it is strangely entertaining.....like watching a trainwreck

this lockdown is going to put a lot of businesses out of uhh...business......airlines aint looking so hot either....

ranwhenparked > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/17/2020 at 09:30

Has anyone considered the possibility that this could just be the next stage of the planet’s evolution?

Coronavirus has already surpassed humans as the dominant lifeform, maybe it's just time for us to bow out entirely?

Textured Soy Protein > My bird IS the word
03/17/2020 at 09:31

Uhhhhh, this is a very real problem and you should change your attitude.

My bird IS the word > Textured Soy Protein
03/17/2020 at 09:59

Lol I guess I should panic then? Are you panicked?

My bird IS the word > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/17/2020 at 09:59

Suicide by slightly worse than normal flu

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > My bird IS the word
03/17/2020 at 10:09

Slightly worse is .02 or .03% mortality rate, this is twice as contagious and 10 times more deadly than the flu. Yearly mortality rate of the flu is 6,515, that means that if we just go by those numbers (not the fact that there probably will be at least twice the amount of people infected with COVID-19) you’re looking at around 65, 150 deaths in the US from COVID-19. You need to seriously adjust your attitude.

duurtlang > My bird IS the word
03/17/2020 at 10:54

If you’re fit and young, you don’t have to worry about yourself too much. However, if it is not contained, hospitals will not be able to handle the influx of sick people. People that need special equipment to aid breathing. If that happens, the mortality rate will explode. That’s the main issue here.

Additionally, many have parents or grandparents or other loved ones who are part of an at risk group.

Textured Soy Protein > My bird IS the word
03/17/2020 at 10:58

Don’t panic. Do prepare. Society as we know it is not going to be the same for the next couple months at least.

I’ve fully stocked up my house to be able to not leave for a good few weeks. There’s a couple final errands I need to run today but otherwise that’s it. Even if you are not in a group that is likeliest to see severe symptoms, you could be infected, with no symptoms, and spread the disease to other people.

Further thoughts:

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/strap-in-and-lock-yall-selves-down-now-if-you-can-1842369600

My bird IS the word > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
03/17/2020 at 11:15

With that incubation period, and that they have no idea how many people don’t even show symptoms, everyone who is going to get sick will. Unless they declare martial law, which they wont as it is not fatal enough. Delay the spread, sure. But most everyone who will die from this is essentially dead anyway, as due to the magic of exponential growth, unless it is completely eradicated it will continue to flare up. Hence, my lack of seriouness regarding the situation.

My bird IS the word > duurtlang
03/17/2020 at 11:17

Sure is worth total global economic collapse eh? I wonder how many people starvation will kill?

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > My bird IS the word
03/17/2020 at 11:51

If this was happening in a vacuum sure, but it’s not. The problem is people who don’t have it that require hospital visits, car accidents, heart attacks ect... If a hospital has no beds for them because it’s overwhelmed with people suffering from SARS -CoV-2 (yes, this is very closely related to SARS) induced by COVID-19, what is a serious but survivable health issue now becomes deadly. That’s what is happening in Italy right now, their hospital system is overwhelmed and the ripple effect is costing people their lives.

My bird IS the word > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
03/17/2020 at 13:01

Mmm hmm. I read the news too. How does what you said contradict me? It isnt the bubonic plague 2. Its a somewhat worse flu thats causing a hospital shortage. It isn’t worth everyone losing their damn minds. The isolation will end, the virus will resuge. Then what? Isolate again? Extend the current isolation? Doesnt sound like there is a real plan to me.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > My bird IS the word
03/17/2020 at 13:13

No genius, it’s so we flatten the curve long enough where we can get effective treatments in place to handle any resurgence. This is almost certainly going to become a seasonal disease but until we have vaccines and medications to fight it, it needs to be treated with the seriousness it deserves.

Here is a information video for you to watch.

My bird IS the word > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
03/17/2020 at 14:26

Again, you have not contradicted anything I have said, which is a necessity for an argument. My point remains that this is unsustainable.