(07-26-2020, 02:57 AM)Ice Princess Wrote: Oh this is flood. I like trains.
it indeed is flood. I like turtles
But if a turtle is run over by a train, that is chance. If a turtle was placed on the train track by someone, is that indicative of evolution? And if you train a turtle to sit on a track for a train to run over, is that now a choice by the turtle or was it an involuntary response to stimulated behaviour?
Its not airborn, 99% of transmission is from touching stuff with your hands, its all about the hands mostly. Unless someone infected breathes on you at very close range you're probably ok. Masks help against that, but its touching railings or walls when you walk around places thats bad. Otherwise you need to touch it to get it. Just being in the same room as a carrier unmasked will not get you infected. If you are infected or will be working closely with them or people in general, a mask might be a good idea. Mandating whole populations to wear masks is probably unnecessary.
(07-26-2020, 03:51 AM)Hubjump Wrote: (Big nonsensical image of a cat)
Why try and deliberately block a thread by posting large images? Can't others enjoy a philosophical debate without killjoys employing "denial of service" type actions?
Make a discussion thread. I didn't have any toxic intent in sending that. Sorry if it came across as such. I'll even give my opinion if you do make a serious discussion thread but as for now this is in flood. Sorry.
Edit: Sad you didnt like my cat. He's usually scruffy looking, it's rare to get a good image of him.
Wow, so I seriously thought this was just trolling. Not 100% sure it's not still. But since there aren't enough places to have serious discussions about controversial subjects in RL this forum for 3d space shooter rp'll work.
So these mandatory measures governments are employing for our health... should they be restricted to the one virus or all communicable diseases? There are many much more deadly diseases that currently people aren't being mandated how they prevent the possible exposure to and transference of, not the least of which is HIV. Is it okay then for governments to place individuals on permanent "quarantine" if they're discovered to have contracted one of these diseases we have no cure for? Do we need a mandatory app on our phones to tell us everywhere they've been and everyone they've come in contact with so they can be notified and tested as well? Do we outlaw activities that increase the chances of spreading them? Do we shut down businesses that promote dangerous behavior? Can companies choose to not hire people if they have these diseases in order to protect their employees and customers from potentially catching them? What if they aren't sick at all, but participate in risky activities that could expose them... can we refuse them service or employment then?
We could literally fill page after page of things the governments could mandate that would actually keep you safer than wearing a mask. Not that there's actually consensus that masks prevent the spread of Covid 19. You only need to spend a few moments on any social media platform to realize that we could spend days just debating what is and isn't even true about it (people have been for months already with no end in sight). What about mandatory vaccines? Can we include preventable heart, lung, and liver disease... simply outlawing smoking and drinking alcohol worldwide would exponentially reduce them. Seeing how almost every single fatality attributed to Covid19 involved these and other underlying conditions it's on topic.
Seeing how in my country alone the common flu, with a vaccine each year, kills between 18,000 - 80,000 people each year do we shut down all businesses and schools every year for flu season from now on? Well, all businesses and activities the government decides are non-essential (which we've seen is extremely subjective and inconsistent btw). At what point do we stop wearing masks, etc? It's not just Covid19... Tuberculosis kills more than a million people each year and is spread through the air so maybe when all airborne diseases cease to exist?
We could start posting memes about masks.. not like we haven't seen hundreds this last few months covering every possible point of view about them.
Ye, lets punish all who dont Use Ninja masks to fight off unknown dedsise, with unknown method of infecting.
Arrest them all and place them all in concentration getos.
Opss,i meant to say isolation.
Anyone alse has deja vu of 1930ths and those jelly alteuistic chaps who assumed total control and abolished rights to people for "good of people and state" ?