(04-10-2020, 03:23 PM)BostonCard Wrote: I'm inclined to agree with stupac (at least for a lot of stuff). For example, there is evidence that curves are flattening (or at least no longer increasing at an exponential rate). The first point is a question of relative values; although I disagree with it, I don't think you can really call it malicious or disinfornation. The second point is truly factual. I don't know how anyone can deny that 16+ million unemployed people is not too much pain (whether sparing the lives of hundreds of thousands of people is "worth it" is a different question than whether it is causing pain).
BC
Thanks BC I agree with both your points here ... of course we're talking relative values, and of course the economic crash causes enormous pain and suffering. I confess I wrote my original post while the president's daily political rally was within earshot in the background, so I was influenced by anger and dismay. Of course I should have waited a while before pressing the "send" button. I don't regret the core of my post but I could have improved the wording.