Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

“I think they’re blowing it way out of proportion…”

Please take a look at this short video:


So, when you have a segment of the population in “denial mode” (hey, we’re politically used to that, aren’t we?!), how does the greater society get through to them?

Sure, I get it.  Youth gonna be youth… until they finally aren't.  I know how they think… I was there once.  You have this feeling of invincibility.  And while a very small fraction of the youth that contract the virus will actually succumb to its effects, they are the carriers and spreaders to the more vulnerable populations out there.  That’s a real, existential threat, among so many others with which we are having to cope.

A huge amount of people here in the U.S. are already on paid leave from their jobs.  Schools are considering, and are likely to end the school year early, while they are figuring out how to make up for it.  Small businesses, at least here in Ohio, are being ordered to, or are volunteering to close, since there is very little demand for their services.  Large businesses, such as Ford and GM, are on shutdown.

Question: Other than critical services (food, medical, Fire and Police) and planning-type preparations and meetings, should there be a nationwide ban on excessive gatherings, such as these recreational ones above?  Like yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater, is it finally a situation of personal freedoms versus (losing out to) sensibility?

Give us your thoughts.  And thanks for passing this OP along, via recommending.



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