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by natalyarostova 2030 days ago
> At least in the US, over 95% of fatalities are people over 55

I'll never understand people who say this, thinking it somehow proves their point or something. My parents are nearly 60, and easily have 20 more years of time with me and their grandkids. Why are we okay with that?

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Then why not protect them specifically? Give money to isolate them if they don't live in their own homes. Provide grocery delivery services. Let them make the choice. There are some old people who are 70 and say "I want to live my life" and so let them go out and do whatever and assume the risk themselves.

We can provide support specifically to those at risk, while also respecting the liberty and freedom of everyone else. Someone with an autoimmune disease or who is 65 can choose not to go to a pub and simply not interact with the rest of the world using technology. At the same time, the pub owner should be allowed to make a damn living.

I don't understand why this is so complicated.

> I don't understand why this is so complicated.

There are people who are competent enough to do so. Those people carry the actual responsibility.

Your thoughts have answers readily available.

it's not very realistic in western countries. we're not very organized as a society. just look at the US government.