Covid was not deadly enough. I have nothing to base this on, but i really think that was the issue.
If covid had been super deadly it would never have gone this far, because everyone would have been actually scared. Anyone that would have even suggested that “its not real” or “its a bill gates plot” or “vaccines are dangerous” would have just gotten a fist to the face. It was like this perfect in between of deadly enough to kill millions but not enough to make people quarantine voluntarily. All industry sectors and governments would have been mobilized immediately to make sure most people could stay at home 24/7.
The 1919 flu outbreak was just as bad, if not worse. There were naysayers and detractors doing the same thing then. Spouting at the mouth about things they dont really know. It could have been the worlds deadliest disease and there would still be someone doing the same dumbass things. There is a reason there is a status quo where most people find comfort and unless they are forced usually people do not change.
worlds deadliest disease and there would still be someone doing the same dumbass things
Yeah but they wouldnt be alive or outside of prison very long. If entire families are just wiped out in a matter of days then it wont take long until the naysayers are gone. Its just natural selection again at that point.
That’s the irony though. If a virus is super deadly it actually won’t last as long because it kills off its host before transmitting as often. Oddly the most “successful” virus are the strains of common colds because they replicate the best while causing the least amount of issue.
Covid was not deadly enough. I have nothing to base this on, but i really think that was the issue. If covid had been super deadly it would never have gone this far, because everyone would have been actually scared. Anyone that would have even suggested that “its not real” or “its a bill gates plot” or “vaccines are dangerous” would have just gotten a fist to the face. It was like this perfect in between of deadly enough to kill millions but not enough to make people quarantine voluntarily. All industry sectors and governments would have been mobilized immediately to make sure most people could stay at home 24/7.
The 1919 flu outbreak was just as bad, if not worse. There were naysayers and detractors doing the same thing then. Spouting at the mouth about things they dont really know. It could have been the worlds deadliest disease and there would still be someone doing the same dumbass things. There is a reason there is a status quo where most people find comfort and unless they are forced usually people do not change.
Yeah but they wouldnt be alive or outside of prison very long. If entire families are just wiped out in a matter of days then it wont take long until the naysayers are gone. Its just natural selection again at that point.
Im starting to feel like this conversation is going to enter eugenics territory.
I mean i wish people were smart enough to avoid these consequences, but thats not the reality we live in sadly.
That’s the irony though. If a virus is super deadly it actually won’t last as long because it kills off its host before transmitting as often. Oddly the most “successful” virus are the strains of common colds because they replicate the best while causing the least amount of issue.
Never underestimate the level of stupidity of people.
The deniers will deny. Jesus, just look at MAGA today if you need another reminder. More dead people just means they’ll alter the conspiracy theory.
I think you both have a valid point. There definitely would have been a hard pivot in the rhetoric and dissonance had it been more deadly.
There’d also be a lot fewer MAGA just because licking spittle off the ground became political.