Two Years Is Long Enough

Re:Two Years Is Long Enough by Clubber on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @09:18AM (#29906564)

When this thing started, I did some quick research on the Spanish Flu. It lasted about 3 years or so, so I had a baseline of what we were in for. When (insert government entity) said "2 weeks of lockdowns to get this under control," or "we'll be COVID free by Independence Day," I knew that was overly optimistic.

Anyhow, keeping that 3 year baseline helped me whether through it better mentally I think. Based on that, I'm still prepared for another year of this stuff. I also think of Smallpox, something everyone dealt with for at least 3000 years and had a 30% mortality rate and was more contagious than COVID. I'm glad it isn't that.

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Re:Two Years Is Long Enough by escapedmoose on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @03:38PM (#29912370)

Yep, my SO and I have aligned our expectations with the Spanish Flu since the start of all this. And while I can't say it's an encouraging comparison, I feel like it's at least helped to keep our expectations grounded in reality, which has saved us a lot of disappointment that others seem to be going through.

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Re:Two Years Is Long Enough by DonnyV on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @10:12AM (#29907402)

Same here, not sure why anyone thought this was going to be over in a couple months. Especially here in the US which at this point is a failed state. Our government can't even provide basic services.

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