*sigh*

the idea that the public response to this virus can or should be about minimizing transmission is idiotic. we already know that almost everybody is going to get infected, no matter what we do.

it's like looking at the weather forecast, realizing it says it's going to rain and then developing public policy to stop it from raining, which may include things like ordering people to stay inside so they don't accidentally upset the rain gods.

it's gonna rain.

so, what should governments do?

they need to prepare for the storm.

...and stop caving to the hysteria that is promoting policies that we know won't work.

the one and only thing we can do is aggressively act to prevent vulnerable groups from interacting with the general population, as immunity builds. and, we refuse to do it. instead, we're insisting on foolish policies that will do nothing but create victims out of the economic collapse that is happening in front of us, and we're actively encouraging.

is this a virus of the mind, as well? has it driven us all insane?

due to our inaction in targeting the vulnerable, these people are going to die, and our governments will be responsible for it. they will also be responsible for the potentially irreversible economic effects that they are creating from their senseless policies that won't work in saving anybody. and, i hold them directly responsible for ruining my april, at least.

what is my self-interest right now?

if the government insists on doing what it is doing, my self-interest is to sit back and let these people die, as their death will open up various opportunities. so, for example, i'm on a wait list for subsidized housing. if old people start dying, i could get bumped up the list. and, if the vacancy rate increases in general, it will reduce the price of rent.

younger people looking for employment opportunities will benefit from the older generation clearing out of the work force.

etc.

but, you can't stop this - and you and your government (and the horse you both rode in on) are stupid if you think you can.

the two ideas being thrown around are suppression and mitigation. we initially decided that suppression was unlikely, so we looked at mitigation. then, we decided that mitigation was unlikely, so we went back to suppression.

the right idea is adaptation.

in the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.