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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 22 Apr 2020

    Paul Graham Retweeted Ben Thompson

    The fact that we don't want to hear this is one sign it's important. As with the epidemic itself.https://twitter.com/benthompson/status/1252616726845349894 …

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    Ben ThompsonVerified account @benthompson
    Central quarantine away from family is more of a unifying feature of effective Asian responses to the coronavirus than widespread testing (Taiwan = very little testing relatively speaking).
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      1. Sean Sullivan‏ @nyseans 22 Apr 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        Who do you quarantine if you don’t have significant testing taking place? Especially given growing evidence of wide-spread asymptomatic contagion.

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      1. Marco Zanchi‏ @maszanchi 22 Apr 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        Here in Vietnam the quarantine is unforgiving. And we have less than 270 cases overall, and zero deaths. I am not a fan of the government, but it sure is effective.

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      1. that fawking guy‏ @thatguidofawker 22 Apr 2020
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        turn the country into quarantine zones, immuned and scared zones

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      2. David N. Welton‏ @davidnwelton 22 Apr 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        We're at the stage where the GOP is calling for rebellion over what we have put in place, let alone discussing other, better measures😩

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      3. David N. Welton‏ @davidnwelton 22 Apr 2020
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        David N. Welton Retweeted Oregon GOP

        It's literally what they're writing:https://twitter.com/Oregon_GOP/status/1252451146989309952?s=19 …

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        Oregon GOPVerified account @Oregon_GOP
        Let's get the rebellion started. #ReopenOregon https://t.co/i1OwUEt66G 
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      1. Mike Bloomberg‏ @BloombergME 22 Apr 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        Hey Paul, Mayors have been calling for this and more for over a month. This isn’t a challenge of public boldness or local boldness. It’s inept leadership at the highest political levels.

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      1. Inquisitive Ursa‏ @InquisitiveUrsa 22 Apr 2020
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        It's a sign that we don't want to consider it. I doubt our feelings are a good guide to importance. (It could be very important.)

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      2. Joel Coehoorn‏ @jcoehoorn 22 Apr 2020
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        Central quarantine has it's down sides. Right now, quarantine starts because you *may* be sick. Put all of those "maybe sick" people in the same facility together, and all them WILL be sick.

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      3. Larry Salibra‏ @larrysalibra 22 Apr 2020
        Replying to @jcoehoorn @paulg

        No. People are confined to their own separate rooms & not allowed to leave. You can read about the experience of a close contact who was put in Hong Kong government quarantine away from her virus-positive husband:https://flyawayhome.nz/home/govt-quarantine-hk-faqs …

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      1. Todd Heberlein‏ @toddheberlein 22 Apr 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        I think this works if (1) you start this while infection numbers are small and match your resources and (2) your society has a widespread mindset of individuals accepting some limitations for the protection of others/society. I think the US falls short on both counts.

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