OT: Coronavirus

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@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

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@StickyBun said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

IIRC you yourself were questioning the veracity of some of the reporting werent you?

I am not discounting the virus and its potential,  just some of the way the numbers are calculated and how they are reported.

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@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

IIRC you yourself were questioning the veracity of some of the reporting werent you?

I am not discounting the virus and its potential,  just some of the way the numbers are calculated and how they are reported.

The media over-report and exaggerate everything. But that's different than suggesting that "the whole thing" is not on the up and up and the reason it's not is because there's money to be made. That makes it sound like there is something or someone behind all of this pulling the strings...in other words, like a conspiracy. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

IIRC you yourself were questioning the veracity of some of the reporting werent you?

I am not discounting the virus and its potential,  just some of the way the numbers are calculated and how they are reported.

The media over-report and exaggerate everything. But that's different than suggesting that "the whole thing" is not on the up and up and the reason it's not is because there's money to be made. That makes it sound like there is something or someone behind all of this pulling the strings...in other words, like a conspiracy. 

hospitals putting way more people on vents than other areas have seen require them... IIRC the gov was paying handsomely to hospitals per day per vent used,  I am sure there are other areas where this has been exploited for monetary gains by public and private entities.  Govt agencies get bigger budgets and more employees based on "need",  why would anybody skew the numbers?  there is no conspiracy,  greed is everywhere.

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@MaroonBells said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

IIRC you yourself were questioning the veracity of some of the reporting werent you?

I am not discounting the virus and its potential,  just some of the way the numbers are calculated and how they are reported.

The media over-report and exaggerate everything. But that's different than suggesting that "the whole thing" is not on the up and up and the reason it's not is because there's money to be made. That makes it sound like there is something or someone behind all of this pulling the strings...in other words, like a conspiracy. 

if you like conspiracy theories... heres a doozie,  but is it really out of the realm of shit in todays world?

Random Thought of the DayHas anyone considered that there may be enemies of the U.S. that are intentionally spreading the Covid-19 virus to keep the chaos going? If you’re China, Russia, Iran, or another foreign enemy, why not send out groups of infected individuals to heavily populated areas around the country on regular schedules? Especially since coronavirus has a 99.99% survival rate for young, healthy individuals, it seems like a low-cost way to maximize damage to an enemy and keep them on the edge of civil war. The same goes for George Soros, Antifa, and internal enemies who want to see Donald Trump damaged and don’t care how many people get hurt in the process.

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@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

IIRC you yourself were questioning the veracity of some of the reporting werent you?

I am not discounting the virus and its potential,  just some of the way the numbers are calculated and how they are reported.

Oh, the reporting? Hell yes I agree that some of that has been wrong and over exaggerated. No doubt. 

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@JimmyinSD said:

@MaroonBells said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

IIRC you yourself were questioning the veracity of some of the reporting werent you?

I am not discounting the virus and its potential,  just some of the way the numbers are calculated and how they are reported.

The media over-report and exaggerate everything. But that's different than suggesting that "the whole thing" is not on the up and up and the reason it's not is because there's money to be made. That makes it sound like there is something or someone behind all of this pulling the strings...in other words, like a conspiracy. 

hospitals putting way more people on vents than other areas have seen require them... IIRC the gov was paying handsomely to hospitals per day per vent used,  I am sure there are other areas where this has been exploited for monetary gains by public and private entities.  Govt agencies get bigger budgets and more employees based on "need",  why would anybody skew the numbers?  there is no conspiracy,  greed is everywhere.

Right. Mistakes are made everywhere. And some here and there might even be intentional abuses. As long as you don't believe it's coordinated by someone somewhere. That's where the batshit starts. But, as we all know, there's no shortage of folks who will believe that.  

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@MaroonBells said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@MaroonBells said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
Seriously, wtf is with people denying this is a real thing? How ignorant and stubborn can you be?

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chuc...32776.html

I think he meant the extent of the situation,  not that the whole thing is a hoax....to some extent I agree,  to much at stake here for this to all be on the up and up.  So much money to be made.

I don't know where to begin to disagree with you on this, so I will respectively not do so. 

And they said I was too old to learn!  :p

IIRC you yourself were questioning the veracity of some of the reporting werent you?

I am not discounting the virus and its potential,  just some of the way the numbers are calculated and how they are reported.

The media over-report and exaggerate everything. But that's different than suggesting that "the whole thing" is not on the up and up and the reason it's not is because there's money to be made. That makes it sound like there is something or someone behind all of this pulling the strings...in other words, like a conspiracy. 

hospitals putting way more people on vents than other areas have seen require them... IIRC the gov was paying handsomely to hospitals per day per vent used,  I am sure there are other areas where this has been exploited for monetary gains by public and private entities.  Govt agencies get bigger budgets and more employees based on "need",  why would anybody skew the numbers?  there is no conspiracy,  greed is everywhere.

Right. Mistakes are made everywhere. And some here and there might even be intentional abuses. As long as you don't believe it's coordinated by someone somewhere. That's where the batshit starts. But, as we all know, there's no shortage of folks who will believe that.  

I wouldn't call them mistakes,  abuses would be a better word IMO.  And I have no doubts that there is some coordination for some of the abuses and most reporting that has been taking place.

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Gotta strongly disagree with ya Jimmy---can there be some cooking of the books(yes) but the death toll is real

US makes up 4,25 % of world population but accounts for 24% of deaths---dead people don't lie