Originally Posted by
Tom Bradys Cat
Prima facie you may be correct. But lets discect your logic because what you have written in one sentence sums up the ENTIRE lockdown argument.
110000 because we got R down. Correct, thats just maths. But you went on to draw a baseless conclusion and herein lies the problem. There is scant evidence that your theory is correct, its still a hypothesis.
Make hypothesis, prove it, then make a statement (theory) (as yours is above). You are at stage one....make hypothesis. Society is at stage one. Politicians are happy to be at stage one.
You may be correct, but that is by luck and wishful thinking. A more realistic hypothesis would have ended...'in part to shutting down, to what degree is very much unknown'.
Im sorry for picking on you but it is these ill considered, binary soundbites that have lead us by the nose into this ridiculus situation. We may not feel responsible for this mess but we can certainly be more careful with our words.
Seriously? Lockdown was the only way for the R count to go down quicker. Look at NY which supposedly is the lowest number, because they had the most number of cases nobody was going out anymore. Look at the numbers now. For this R value to go down quickly below one it has to be a shut down, that’s not a hypothesis it’s a fact that’s why gov officials shut it down. Where we are now is social distancing and wearing masks because we are not ok with shutting it down again. But if we don’t follow that either taking off masks and joining the group parties then this will go on for a long time maybe even few shutdowns and openings again.