[samatman]

The more optimistic way of looking at this is: the 'flatten the curve' scenario has to get so close to R0 < 1, that we may as well put in a bit of extra effort to actually get R0 < 1, like China did. At which point the virus will start to isolate in pools and eventually be extinguished.

This is difficult, not impossible. We'll see what actually happens.

[neuronic]

Looking at the people happily strolling around and gathering in public cafes as if nothing was going on, I severely doubt it. (large city in Germany btw)

[asdfasgasdgasdg]

They will get with the program once one or two people they know die.

[Touche]

Those Darwin award winners will be the first to get it.

[throwaway894345]

They’ll be the first, but almost all of them will be fine. They’ll just pass it onto the elderly, cancer patients, etc who won’t be fine. No Darwinian justice here, I’m afraid.

[mathdev]

Of course there is.

[lainga]

How does that work? Killing the elderly reduces the support network available to rear your children, and so reduces your ability to sustain your genes?

[miskin]

Not in the system where state is paid from everyone's taxes to take care both about kids and elders :(.

[mirimir]

Maybe in some countries. But it's a big world.