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Re:The plans to reopen the economy are scary by siscia on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:00PM (#22835577)
Still much less than the elders and I am not sure what your comment means.

Again, what I am saying is that the lockdown punish purple differently, the most punished are the least affected by the virus itself

Re:The plans to reopen the economy are scary by sosborn on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:05PM (#22835656)
Young people will die not just from the virus, but from inadequate medical care caused by overloaded hospitals.

It’s a shit situation for young adults, but sometimes life isn’t fair.

Re:The plans to reopen the economy are scary by siscia on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:08PM (#22835688)
Sure, but younger have less need of medical care in general.

Moreover, lock down all the elders and the ICU won't be so busy...

Re:The plans to reopen the economy are scary by gnulinux on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:24PM (#22835895)
How do you lock down elders? Do you expect cops to look at people's IDs and check if they're 65+? This is ridiculous, the only practical way is to close places where people are inclined to gather such as bars/restaurants etc.
Re:The plans to reopen the economy are scary by SpicyLemonZest on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:30PM (#22835964)
If we can ban people under 21 from bars we can ban people over 65. I'm not sure we should, but it's not a logistical impossibility.
Re:The plans to reopen the economy are scary by sosborn on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:29PM (#22835956)
> Sure, but younger have less need of medical care in general.

True, but that doesn't mean a whole lot of young people wouldn't needlessly die.

You seem really committed to turning this into a generational thing.

Re:The plans to reopen the economy are scary by ska on Friday April 10, 2020 @02:10PM (#22835718)
Do you not consider it a "punishment" to lose your family members an avoidable way? How about avoidably dying when you have a car accident because the ICU is overloaded?

Do you think people over 60 (or wherever the fatality rate spikes) existed in a self-isolated bubble staying home alone before now? Have you talked to any of them recently? The ones I know are having a rough time of it, at least as much as the younger people I know.

If locking down "just the elders" was a workable solution, what do you think it would really look like?