Re:Tell HN: China Is Entering Lockdown
by pinetlk on Sunday March 13, 2022 @07:38AM
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It seems the 0-covid policy is a negative consequence of having so many people so close together. It changes the dynamic of infectious diseases so that you suddenly have 100k people die instead of 100. Still, I am strongly against lockdowns and mandates and so on. The cure is much worse than the disease from my perspective. I have no concern over covid, all of my concern is over what the government will do next. Will I be allowed to go to the gym, which is essentially a life-line for me? They closed those for months last time.
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Re:Tell HN: China Is Entering Lockdown
by dennis_jeeves1 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:48PM
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.I am strongly against lockdowns and mandates and so on. The cure is much worse than the disease from my perspective. I have no concern over covid, all of my concern is over what the government will do next.
Thanks for stating that. Even if a disease killed everyone there should never be a lockdown in a truly free society. It follows that no society is free...
Freedom isn’t about being allowed to do _anything_
What did it do next after the Spanish flu lock downs? This isn't uncharted territory
Re:Tell HN: China Is Entering Lockdown
by logicchains on Sunday March 13, 2022 @01:26PM
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>It seems the 0-covid policy is a negative consequence of having so many people so close together
If you look at cities by population density, China isn't even in the top ten: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_popul... . Some Indian cities have higher population density than any in China, but they did fine without lockdown.