[triyambakam]

I am sad about how far apart we're growing as people due to virus that is no more scary than the flu.

[AnotherGoodName]

Funny you say no more scary than the flu when the flu is literally the cause of the last pandemic that killed 3% if the global population.

[triyambakam]

Sure, to be more correct I mean a mild flu season, not 1918.

[ashleshbiradar]

you mean to imply covid-19 is no more scary than a normal seasonal flu ?

[triyambakam]

Yes. Are we to live our lives always like this now - always trying to stay 2m away from each other?

[ashleshbiradar]

if not keeping a 2m distance if going to get us killed, then I guess many would not have a problem with keeping the 2m distance. Ultimately it is all about survival.

[triyambakam]

This is all way overhyped. The virus is not as deadly as you're being conditioned to believe. It's about control

[ashleshbiradar]

Relax dude, it is a pandemic, we have enough data which tells us how contagious it is, and what needs to be done to control the spread. It's going to pass, here in India, we have opened up almost all zones where there are no cases, and activity is almost back to normal.

[triyambakam]

Contagiousness is different than mortality. It seems quite contagious, but low mortality. But I am not in India right now - I am in the US where hysteria is everywhere and they are talking about continuing lockdowns for months longer, or basically indefinitely.