Corona virus

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The_Impeacher wrote:

The jobless guy who sponges off his parents is giving economic advice. :)

I resemble that comment.

OTOH I was happily employed and on track to an academic career before I got sick so I'm just going to count my blessings.

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A friend of mine asked the very pointed question that so many of us don't want to consider: what about the homeless? Where do they fit into all of this?

No one answered, but we all know the answer. The homeless are meant to do the same thing they've always done: stay in the corner of our eye, whether living or dying. And we can tell ourselves there's nothing we can do. Their people failed them. The system failed them. They failed themselves. Nothing to do with us.

And it's true. Still catastrophic, but largely true.

That's why no one answered her. Not because they can't...but because they can't.

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

Don't be an inconsiderate selfish jerk...please.

If the economic damage down the line cost's more people then the 1% their lives, that would make them the selfish jerks, right?

Current projections see a global productivity drop of 10-20%.

Peace,

-Boem-

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The_Impeacher wrote:

According to some in this thread, the homeless fall into the disposable category

I would say according to everyone here. Even those who have been, apparently.

But meh, like I said. Inconvenient truths.

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I accidentally bought too much milk. Thankfully the neighbours need some.

Strawman on the one page followed up with slander disguised as emotional appeal on the next.

The sign of a person of strong and thoughtfull character which we so surely need in this time of crisis.

Peace,

-Boem-

Hm, site seems unusually slow. Oh well, not much happening today, thank goodness.

Time for less pointless pursuits for a while. I.E. anything, really.

WASH. YOUR. HANDS.

Seems like the lockdown is finally showing results. The curve is flattening.

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The_Impeacher wrote:

The jobless guy who sponges off his parents is giving economic advice. I disregard that poster. :)

That's the kind of greed this challenge will bring. It's dangerous.

My family is wealthy enough that i could be splurging with money if i wanted but i don't, even if they urge me to.

I don't see how that strawman has anything to do with me knowing economics or not, going of your response you just dont know what i'm talking about which proves my argument.

If you don't know how curbing demand is beneficial in a crisis period then you missed out on the basics and then calling it greed because you don't understand how the economic system functions only demonstrates your ignorance.

You think the person going home with 200 toilet paper rolls is helping the last family that enters that shop....cluelles logic.
Raising the prices of fundamentals is exactly what should be happening to lessen the burden on the market where resources are scarce.

Disregarding something doesn't magically make you right or sensible.

Peace,

-Boem-

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

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The_Impeacher wrote:

According to some in this thread, the homeless fall into the disposable category

I would say according to everyone here. Even those who have been, apparently.

You're not wrong. But it's not just the homeless. All individual human lives are disposed of eventually. Our social systems — excepting the nuclear family — are structured accordingly.

Society be like
You must not know 'bout me
I'll have another you by tomorrow
So don't you ever for a second
Get to thinking you're irreplaceable

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what about the homeless?

My "slave?/payee?", the church&state, which is responsible for caring for them, has automatic access to my pockets, let´s say its a social question solved nationally.

They also provide service to the womens who get beat, sometimes they let men in to fix those. ... I mean the rooms. Its called womenshouse.


Next stupid question please, prefferably one not breaching CoC-rules.

What about the migrants and refugees in the Middle east? They'll catch it eventually (if they haven't already). It'll be a slaughterhouse.