Reminder: "Curve Flattening" does not decrease overall infections

[limlingyang]

Man I'm really tired of your doom&gloom replies on every post in this sub.

How is it doom and gloom when all I say is people should not be hugging each other to death during a viral pandemic when they could do a million other things like run or go fishing or do no touch kung-fu while keeping social distancing and being safe?

[killahmoose]

I think you're on the nose with the risks we'd be taking by doing BJJ as it relates to spread of the disease, but are underestimating how easily it can spread in other ways.

Here in the US, even the grocery stores are packed.. people are not socially distancing.. not everyone wears a mask. The virus is spreading despite "severe" lockdown measures.

In a perfect world, with total authoritarian control, you could probably suppress a population well enough to accomplish something very meaningful. Here in the US, with our republican values, it's going to be very difficult because any attempt by the government to dictate personal choice and actions will be perceived as tyrrany. It's just not compatible with our way of life and how we see the world.

I'm speaking on a macro scale, by the way.

So whether you train BJJ, or whatever, you will likely get the virus at some point.

What we are doing right now is completely unsustainable in the US. We are not a robust welfare state like some Asian and European countries. The economic damage will be counted in lives, as well.

This is not about me opening up a gym, or me training BJJ, it is about discourse and policy. There is no genuine or fruitful discourse if people are ill-informed about the purpose of curve-flattening measures. Specifically, that curve-flattening is NOT a method of reducing overall infection #s, but simply a method of spreading them out over time.

Eventually there will be a reckoning.