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Originally Posted by Tokolosh

Demonrail666:
Damn right, but we can't leave gramps and nanna out in the cold, now can we? This virus has just bitch-slapped us back to the 1920s!

the virus is the virus, what we did with it is squarely on us.

also, it’s not just old people who are dying. people in their 30s and 40s are dying too, often of bizarre strokes. eg see https://www.businessinsider.com/coro...s-clots-2020-4

plus, this is an rna virus, which means that it mutates fast: the more room to play we give it, the more we encounter the unexpected. and because the incubation period is long, there is no selective pressure towards less lethal forms.