Take a minute to read this piece 
It's about how to debate and is very smart
Don't strawman ur opponent
And in a sea of opinions, don't fight the pole, but the best version of the opposing argument
And school closures is a huge mistakehttps://www.statnews.com/2020/12/23/put-straw-man-pandemic-denial-out-of-its-misery/ …
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Nursing home residents have highest risk, but <1% of US population. People >60 who should work from home or take short sabbaticals are fewer than those currently working from home. There are many retirees, but protecting them with e.g. grocery deliveries is relatively easy. 3/8
Not an economist, so I dare not make economic projections. The #GreatBarringtonDeclaration is solely based on minimizing mortality from #COVID19 and minimize lockdown generated collateral damage from eg cancer, cardiovascular disease and mental health. 4/8http://www.gbdeclaration.org
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Few people <50 require hospitalization. To avoid overburdened hospitals, the key is to protect the old through focused protection. Everyone should take basic precautions, and nobody should deliberately get infected. That is stupid. Also increases the herd immunity threshold. 5/8
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If the young live normal lives, some will be infected, but their risk is less than from lockdown collateral damage. Pandemic will then be naturally over in 3-6 months. Lockdowns just prolonged the pandemic while completely failing to protect the old. 6/8
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Thanks for clarifying, I assumed that the indirect health effects of economic recession were part of the rationale, as these are indeed concerning to us all. If the worry is exclusively on “collateral damage from cancer, CVD, & mental health,” how are you measuring those?
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Besides the earliest March/April days, health care is open for business. So missed screenings, delayed care etc is happening but due to 1) fear of acquiring the infection or 2) overwhelmed hospitals/staff in virus hotspots.
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