I've posted lots of abstract comments about COVID-19, and some jokes—in light of the seriousness of the situation, I only post the very best jokes—but I should probably say something about what the Hobart Household is doing.
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My wife and I can both work from home. Our kids are enrolled in a 4-half-days/week Montesorri-esque program; we took them out Friday and it's going on hiatus Monday.
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We basically only go out to buy food; I haven't been on the subway in weeks and won't be back for a while. We *have* gone to restaurants, but only when they're empty, and we'll be dropping that soon, too.
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We bought masks in late January, have been stocking up on food since then. We're washing hands obsessively ("Happy biiiiiirthday dear..."). We've told our loved ones to avoid leaving the house except when necessary, and they're starting to listen.
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At this point, there's not a lot to do. If everyone acted the way we're acting, the epidemic would be a big hit to GDP and a low-mortality event. Basically a bad flu season plus half a Lehman weekend.
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But there's not a lot to *do* past this point, other than trying to set a good example and scolding people.
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If you're *not* doing as much social distancing as you can, you should think about ventilator capacity, and triage. If R0 remains elevated, there's a very good chance that your parents won't make the triage, and they'll die in a hospital parking lot.
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I've been saying exactly this, PHRASED exactly like this, to my folks for weeks they finally got it 2-3 days ago
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