I saw a meme last night about the all efforts to inhibit the spread of the Corona virus that has everybody scared right now. The meme asked the question if I offered you some skittles from a bowl and I told you there were 100 skittles in their and only three of them were poisoned would you take a handful from the bowl? And it ended with that's what were dealing with with the coronavirus hashtag stay home.
My problem with the meme is that it assumes that anyone who catches the coronavirus is going to die. And it's just not true! You may get sick, you may have a fever and have to struggle through some illness, but if you're strong and healthy and you have good lungs and the ability to deal with illness you'll come through it just fine if you catch it. And if you treat it. And not necessarily at a hospital unless you get into respiratory distress.
And so all the fear about dying from this coronavirus is what's driving everybody to post things about who do you think you are going out and shopping and are you stupid because it seems like you are if you're doing anything other than sitting at home waiting for death to come and get you with the coronavirus.
I disagree with the premise! I disagree with the idea that were all going to die because of this thing.
So I will continue doing my thing. I am staying home on my days where I am being given administrative leave from work. I will go on work Street evenings for five days over the weekend as punishment for being the senior guy during the coronavirus event. But it saddens me that so many people are scared of this.
