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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by themagician on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:45PM (#22699508)
I have no doubt things will get better. But it’s not just going to go back to the way things were.

You aren’t going to see the fall of capitalism, but the kind of late stage, cut throat, everyone for themselves capitalism is falling apart. Before it’s even really begun we are already calling for a return to work because that’s all we know.

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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by refurb on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:23PM (#22699709)
But it’s not just going to go back to the way things were.

People said the exact same thing in 2008. And it turned out things did go back to the way things were.

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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by joaomacp on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:59PM (#22699578)
It's going to be a return to rampant crime, drug addiction, poverty, etc.

There will be significantly more deaths from the cure.

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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by sk5t on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:10PM (#22699638)
People have short memories. If hoping for change is optimism, then you're too optimistic.
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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by krustyburger on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:56PM (#22699558)
In the first comment you said that capitalism was going to fail and likened that failure to the one of the Soviet system.

Maybe that comment was a bit hyperbolic?

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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by themagician on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:06PM (#22699616)
No, I think that’s pretty apt. I’m specifically talking about the US. Capitalism won’t fall, but the kind of capitalism we have in the US is literally falling apart at the seams.

We know what the solution is to the problem, but it is not compatible with our system. We are fighting it every step of the way. So either the system changes or a lot of people die… which will force even more accelerated change.

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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by bogomipz on Thursday March 26, 2020 @10:46PM (#22700070)
>"We know what the solution is to the problem, but it is not compatible with our system."

Could you elaborate on what that solution is? What comes after this "late stage" capitalism exactly? It's not clear to me.

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Re:Beware second waves of Covid-19 if lockdowns eased early:... by themagician on Thursday March 26, 2020 @11:21PM (#22700182)
The solution is to test people rigorously and restrict and track their movement. We know this.

What comes after? I’m not sure. Guess we’ll find out.

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