Corona virus and other pestilences. Poxes ‘n stuff. Part 5.

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StrappingTape said:
Or at coles, woolies, newsagent, mums friends house(s), dads friends house(s), indoor sports, kmart, bigw, on holidays down the cost with mum and dad eating in the bakery etc. They don't get magically locked away when not at school.
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They’re not confined with 30 other people in the same room for hours on end at any of these places either.

You’d probably notice that a lot of this stuff is non-essential so people have scaled back this activity anyway. My missus is 34 weeks pregnant and would like to avoid getting covid before she gives birth so she has been doing the absolute bare minimum in public and so have I.

Kids going back to school on the other hand is a daily mandatory routine that happens all day in a small room.

You’re not genuinely thinking about this if you can’t see the unique problem it poses.
 

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TeeKray said:
If I have the virus and I go out to a cafe and are caught doing so I will be arrested. That is a fact.

Once again I'm not arguing for or against lockdowns v 100,000 cases from an economic standpoint (I am a small business owner and I know both suck equally). It's about the RIGHT to open your business if you choose to do so.

And Mark McGowan's political views are no different from the CCP, he's just in Australia so there's only so far he can take it.
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You should be thrown in jail if you knowingly go out and infect others.
 
South Australia records 11 Covid deaths and 3,777 new cases. Sadly, nine men and two women have died in the state from Covid. The premier, Steven Marshall, says the unexpectedly large number may be due to anomalies in the reporting lines.
290 people are in hospital, 29 people are in intensive care and nine are on ventilators.
 
Papa G said:
Yaeh but you are big boy IT Man Loner Meme Guy. The Girls talking loudly about Mafs, the rank and file, they need the socialisation.
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Be honest, do you have any friends outside of work? Because lots of us do.
 
EskimoPAFC said:
France just reported 464,000 new daily cases, a new record.

This feels like it could be the way for a lot of places with many cities. Several false lower peaks on the way to the highest peak.
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This is where I don't get how they are predicting a peak in the next couple of weeks here in SA. We're up to around 80k cases here in SA. We've seen with Omicron boosters cut your hospitalisation risk (so everyone should get them), but they are doing little to cut transmission. Even if having COVID means you won't get it for another 6 months (questionable), that's still 80k out of a state population of around 1.75 million. So not quite 5% of the state has had it. Unless they are either:
1. Are planning to increase restrictions (which they aren't)
2. Think the remaining 95% of the states population must go out and about a s**t load less than the 5% who've already had it
how can they think adding thousands of potential super spreader events everyday (ie. school classrooms), even if delayed for 2 weeks, is not going to lead to a lot more cases or 'at best' keep it ticking along in the thousands?
 
Andre said:
This is where I don't get how they are predicting a peak in the next couple of weeks here in SA. We're up to around 80k cases here in SA. We've seen with Omicron boosters cut your hospitalisation risk (so everyone should get them), but they are doing little to cut transmission. Even if having COVID means you won't get it for another 6 months (questionable), that's still 80k out of a state population of around 1.75 million. So not quite 5% of the state has had it. Unless they are either:
1. Are planning to increase restrictions (which they aren't)
2. Think the remaining 95% of the states population must go out and about a sh*t load less than the 5% who've already had it
how can they think adding thousands of potential super spreader events everyday (ie. school classrooms), even if delayed for 2 weeks, is not going to lead to a lot more cases or 'at best' keep it ticking along in the thousands?
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Possibly an assumption that the actual case figures are an undercount by a factor of 10 or so, and that basically everyone has had it but asymptomatic.

I have no idea if that is possible, but it'd be nice.
 

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Schulzenfest said:
Be honest, do you have any friends outside of work? Because lots of us do.
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Of course I do. I'm a swell guy.

Im not talking about myself here. Im talking about the little people. The working class. The drones. We need a society where people interact. Having people increasingly sit at home all day, not go outside for any particular reason (traditionally work would force you out of the house) we risk creating an even more inward, socially challenged and disenfranchised people. Mental Health issues will get worse.
 
Doctor Feel said:
Besides, it's about time people were allowed to be introverted if they want to instead of dealing with insufferable people who need to be the centre of attention at all times.
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100% this. Why is it always the introverted need help to be more extroverted? How about some self help books for the extroverted to calm down and not need to talk everyone to death always?
 
Holden Hillbilly said:
South Australia records 11 Covid deaths and 3,777 new cases. Sadly, nine men and two women have died in the state from Covid. The premier, Steven Marshall, says the unexpectedly large number may be due to anomalies in the reporting lines.
290 people are in hospital, 29 people are in intensive care and nine are on ventilators.
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Steven Marshall is a lying weasel
 
Papa G said:
Of course I do. I'm a swell guy.

Im not talking about myself here. Im talking about the little people. The working class. The drones. We need a society where people interact. Having people increasingly sit at home all day, not go outside for any particular reason (traditionally work would force you out of the house) we risk creating an even more inward, socially challenged and disenfranchised people. Mental Health issues will get worse.
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Not everyone is in the same boat. There would be plenty of people whose mental health has never been better since they’ve been able to WFH.

I have to say it’s pretty weird watching you repeat the “everyone will become social r3tards” line in the face of countless posters explaining to you the multitude of benefits that workplace flexibility provides from a not only personal/family perspective but also social concerns like infrastructure and the environment.

The CBD hub and spoke model had its day but moving away from it could actually make our cities better places to live. It’s a golden opportunity in some respects.
 
Pappagallo said:
Not everyone is in the same boat. There would be plenty of people whose mental health has never been better since they’ve been able to WFH.

I have to say it’s pretty weird watching you repeat the “everyone will become social r3tards” line in the face of countless posters explaining to you the multitude of benefits that workplace flexibility provides from a not only personal/family perspective but also social concerns like infrastructure and the environment.
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Of course, because most here are fine and well adjusted socially, and most of those who aren't won't recognise it, admit it, or talk about it.

Most here are not the pay to pay, week to week drones of the world. They have investments and European cars.

I have a hard on for decentralising things more than most, but that's like walking in to a One Nation rally and being convinced that there's no issue with racism in the country, it's the other coloured people who have it wrong.
 
edgie said:
Good for you Mr none of the wires in my brain got fried in the womb

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I wouldn't put work as any easier to find friends at then elsewhere, even for those who aren't neurotypical. As an Aspy I've always only ever had a handful of friends at any point in time, but zero of them were acquired through work. For those saying being at home will lead to less interactions, I'll partly counter that the internet has been a godsend for me. Being able to get to know people to a degree before meeting face to face, has avoided the otherwise 'Why is this dude standing alone, not joining in any conversations?'. Some may make more due to work (and hats off to them), but I don't think WFH becoming more common (and it won't ever be across the board for all jobs anyway) is going to sway how many friends people end up with much one way or the other.

edgie said:
Of course, because most here are fine and well adjusted socially, and most of those who aren't won't recognise it, admit it, or talk about it.
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I'd disagree with this. We've had many posters over the years willing to put some pretty heavy s**t out for those here to know about. With great support (in general) back to them (as much as one can via a forum). I'd say except for the expected nutjobs here, that this is a pretty self aware group of posters, who don't give s**t about others issues or be afraid to share their own.
 
Observational tangent:

One reason I struggled to fit in for so long. Within only a couple posts, the topic turned to joking about sleeping with girls from work.

I'd have more knowledge about the Soviet probe that was launched to Venus and managed to survive for like 12 seconds more than intimate human relations and other things fellas like to laugh about. Aggressive hetrosexuality! It happens everywhere. Fortunately that kind of thing is inappropriate in the workplace. I have defaulted my way to not immediately being exposed as a loser! I passed the first stage!
 
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Andre said:
I wouldn't put work as any easier to find friends at then elsewhere, even for those who aren't neurotypical. As an Aspy I've always only ever had a handful of friends at any point in time, but zero of them were acquired through work. For those saying being at home will lead to less interactions, I'll partly counter that the internet has been a godsend for me. Being able to get to know people to a degree before meeting face to face, has avoided the otherwise 'Why is this dude standing alone, not joining in any conversations?'. Some may make more due to work (and hats off to them), but I don't think WFH becoming more common (and it won't ever be across the board for all jobs anyway) is going to sway how many friends people end up with much one way or the other.
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What I said wasn't just about making friends, but having a chance to make even acquaintances and practise socialisation, through experience and observation. How people talk, how conversations are supposed to flow. That doesn't happen with no normies in the office.

Because it don't always work like it does on the internet, that's for sure. And the meat and bones of being a capable adult is still person to person, face to face.

Sometimes all you want is the lady taking your new license photo to not think you're a ******* weirdo after only conversing for a minute. How do you do that?
 
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