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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by zozbot234 on Friday April 03, 2020 @03:21PM (#22773070)
Avoiding "weddings, concerts, festivals, church services, sporting events, and other large gatherings" is a minor inconvenience, not a crisis situation. It would even make sense to avoid those as a matter of course during cold/flu season.
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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by dkarl on Friday April 03, 2020 @03:30PM (#22773141)
That's a massive change to almost every human culture on earth. I don't think you'll find many people willing to write it off as a minor inconvenience.
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Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l... by zozbot234 on Friday April 03, 2020 @03:37PM (#22773199)
Smaller gatherings are fine, especially if e.g. limited to folks from your local neighborhood or small town. "Almost every human culture on earth" still functions basically on that scale anyway.
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