You are right. Confidence is King. I look around at the current response from the authorities and this is what I see. The people are frightened of interacting with each other and regard each other with suspicion. Yes, there are times when communities coalesce and work to the common good. But underneath everyone is wary. I believe this attitude will harm society for a long time to come. We would be more cohesive if we embraced life, death and each other and fought the virus together with our own defences. Don’t stop trying though. Some good may come of it. I just don’t trust big Biz or big Gov to act in the interests of all.
Great argument and well put. The downside is that your argument turned from the philanthropic to another profit opportunity for Amazon. We already have the best defence against Covid 19. It is inbuilt in all of us. It is called our auto-immune system. 80% of the population will feel little or no effect from the virus. Those with compromised immune systems will feel the greater effects. Possibly death. Many people, such as my daughter, have their immune systems messed up by big pharma. We, as a species, will be better served by sticking with the natural order of things and getting on with life whilst we have it. Yes, there is an awful virus lurking out there. It should not be used as an excuse to shut down the majority of the world's economy and raise unemployment figures to equally frightening levels statistically. IMHO.
You are right. Confidence is King. I look around at the current response from the authorities and this is what I see. The people are frightened of interacting with each other and regard each other with suspicion. Yes, there are times when communities coalesce and work to the common good. But underneath everyone is wary. I believe this attitude will harm society for a long time to come. We would be more cohesive if we embraced life, death and each other and fought the virus together with our own defences. Don’t stop trying though. Some good may come of it. I just don’t trust big Biz or big Gov to act in the interests of all.
Great argument and well put. The downside is that your argument turned from the philanthropic to another profit opportunity for Amazon. We already have the best defence against Covid 19. It is inbuilt in all of us. It is called our auto-immune system. 80% of the population will feel little or no effect from the virus. Those with compromised immune systems will feel the greater effects. Possibly death. Many people, such as my daughter, have their immune systems messed up by big pharma. We, as a species, will be better served by sticking with the natural order of things and getting on with life whilst we have it. Yes, there is an awful virus lurking out there. It should not be used as an excuse to shut down the majority of the world's economy and raise unemployment figures to equally frightening levels statistically. IMHO.
I wish to live in a world where the billionaires would step up in moments like this, even if only for the personal recognition. Specially for developing countries that don't have the ability to summon $2 trillion to help the economy, a figure that's higher than the GDP of all but 8 countries on the planet. Unfortunately, unless things change dramatically, this is what Jeff Bezos will be remembered for: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-amazon-jeff-bezos-relief-fund-covid-19-billionaire-net-worth-a9422236.html. Not to mention this: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/15/amazon-will-pay-0-in-federal-taxes-this-year.html
Billionaire Tracker: Actions The World’s Wealthiest Are Taking In Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2020/03/17/billionaire-tracker-covid-19/