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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sort of weird there's so much panic here but very little in real life, at least in my circles.  Is it just a few doomsday posters?[/quote]

Not to sound snippy but it's possible that no-one in your real life circle feels comfortable enough to share their concerns.

Here are two Twitter threads for you to glance over. You may think they are doomers. They sound very reasonable and fact-based to me but it's been adapted for layman understanding and the Twitter platform's format.

On why close schools:
https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/1235204443362205699

On what the exponential nature of this disease's spread implies:
https://twitter.com/LizSpecht/status/1236095180459003909
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People have certainly discussed concerns, but a number of friends went to indoor birthday parties, took kids ice skating / to sporting events / to restaurants, are all at work today, etc.[/quote]

A lot of young families are banking on the stats that show they are not likely to be among the unfortunate that actually die.  Plus there is a "too cool to close school" mentality  which somehow makes them dismissive of the impact on other areas.  We see that on DCUM all the time:  the Chinese are smokers, the Italians kiss on both cheeks to greet each other, the Korean church was a cult, the Seattle cases were all old folks in a nursing home.   Soon COVID-19 will be coming for the rest of us. [/quote]

Truth!

People do this bargaining because the alternative is too scary. And when it finally does hit them, they are stunned and angry that no one told them they were at risk.[/quote]

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