So would you be willing to roll the dice then for the sake of opening up society?
In fact, are you willing to die for it? If given the choice between dying of COVID-19 or shutting down society, you're saying that you personally would choose to die?
I'm bringing this up because the difference between this and other causes of death is that not only is this transmissible, but it also has knock-on effects that we currently have no clue about (see: blood clotting). If we don't do what we can to prevent this, it could become far worse than what we originally thought.
> If given the choice between dying of COVID-19 or shutting down society
Obviously shut down society, but that's not the choice that exists.
The choice in reality is an acceptable risk of death, or shut down society. Between those I pick the acceptable risk of death. We all make the same choice for many, many other situations.
No, what I'm directly asking you is: Are you willing to die to reopen society? I'm not asking you to to take an acceptable risk.
The reason why I bring this up is because when you argue for reopening society based on 'acceptable risk', you're not just risking your own life. You're asking other people who are at risk (ie people with asthma or other issues) to die for you.
In fact, are you willing to die for it? If given the choice between dying of COVID-19 or shutting down society, you're saying that you personally would choose to die?
I'm bringing this up because the difference between this and other causes of death is that not only is this transmissible, but it also has knock-on effects that we currently have no clue about (see: blood clotting). If we don't do what we can to prevent this, it could become far worse than what we originally thought.