Originally Posted by
PackMan97
I'm glad you are optimistic. Personally, the curve is still unseen.
Imagine you are sitting at the top row of Wallace Wade (and it's a complete water tight bowl for this thought experiment).
It is 1pm and a single drop of water is added to the stadium. One minute later it is double to two drops. Two minutes later it doubles again to four drops. The amount of water added doubles every single minute. You don't really even notice anything for the first 20 minutes or so, but then you notice a large puddle. At 1:45 you notice water covering the field and maybe at the first row of seats. No big deal, plenty of time. The stadium is 93% empty. Three minutes later a 1:48 the stadium is half full. One minute later the stadium is overflowing with water and it's game over.
The problem right now is that we can't see the problem, but the virus is out there growing and growing. Once we notice it, it will be too late.
I need that avatar of Anthony wishing people into the cornfield, now, please.
Would it be too late to point out that this could be a win-win situation for the fear-bearers? If the virus is indeed serious, we were warned. If it's not, kudos to the Great Prevention.
Or, it could be a lose-lose. I didn't get to cheer for my beloved Blue Devils tomorrow in person, eat a delicious hot dog, and buy a shirt. And the next time there's a health scare, nobody pays attention or lots of people just refuse to cooperate.
We humans pick our hills to fight and die on. We could have made car deaths a rarity a long time ago. But speed and an unwillingness to make autos safe rather than pretty baubles trumped that.
I'm hoping the save-us measures are the right thing to do. We just don't know right now whether Wallace Wade is filled with virus cases or manure. And, right or wrong, I don't like being told what to do. Human nature. It is what it is.
Man, if your Mom made you wear that color when you were a baby, and you're still wearing it, it's time to grow up!