I get this - “a death is a death” - seems close to peter singer’s idea that not trying to save lives of people far away is the same as not rescuing a drowning child near you when you have the chance
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Replying to @literalbanana @lostboyevsky
but I rarely see that turned around to say “so you shouldn’t bother with the drowning child” (though I’m sure there’s some troll who has lol)
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Replying to @lostboyevsky
seems like a lot of people are thinking it’s inevitable and that we shouldn’t try to prevent a huge number of people from dying horribly - that’s frustrating for me since I think it could still be massively reduced in impact
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I'm in favor of responding wisely to this and minimizing death toll But can we really expect most ppl (who are in debt or living paycheck to paycheck) to socially isolate for weeks or months? Seems unrealistic Good discussion here: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158174003656779&id=547046778 …
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Replying to @lostboyevsky
I don’t see it as a choice between a good economy and lots of deaths and a bad economy and few deaths - the disruption of the virus if allowed to spread will likely be at least as bad as lockdown now
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Replying to @literalbanana
Another good point, thank you for sharing your perspective, it's always appreciated Be well
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you too, have a great weekend!
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