[hurrdurr2]

I'm just repeating what I was told when I chatted with some neighbors. Some are Trump supporters and they said it's a hoax. Anecdotal so take it as you will. Not sure why my comment warranted such a longwinded defensive reply.

[triangleman]

It could have been cognitive dissonance. Certain segments of the population couldn't possibly be dismissing this virus as no worse than the flu, could they?

https://www.scottadamssays.com/2020/03/05/episode-840-scott-...

"Nobody under 70 has died, and over 700 people infected on that ship. So that's impressive."

That's just from randomly seeking through one of his recordings.

[hurrdurr2]

You'd be surprised how many people I have talked to who told me they are not worried at all because it's just like the flu.

Yeah, China, Korea, and Italy quarantined millions over just the flu. Some people's ability to deny reality is very impressive.

[gwright]

Because it sounded like you were talking about 3) which I find supper annoying. I tried to caveat my comments in case you weren't talking about 3).