POLL Do you think it would be SAFE to go over to a friend's house?

[Hieveryone]

With eyebrow waxing and visiting one girl for wine and then the other more serious girl for more serious things?

those are definitely normal things to do. Certainly not crazy.

It’s normal for me...

I heard today we should wear a scarf when we go out.

that being said I gonna order a Gucci one.

this could really become a fashion trend
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To put it in context... Lets say this thing goes on for 6 months (this is what scientists are openly suggesting here in Australia - and we're doing a lot better than you guys in the USA), if you were to go out a couple of times and catch/pass on the virus to the estimated 2-3 people that each infected person will infect without strict social distancing, within 2 weeks then...

6 months = 26 weeks
13 infection cycles
3 people infected by each person per cycle = 3^13 people in 6 months

= up to another 1,594,323 people infected if one individual who could avoid it today, doesn't avoid it (and those they infect don't either)

If the infection rate is 2, then we're still talking

2^ 13 = 8192 people.


Exponential numbers get big fast, and this is why it is essential that EVERYBODY stays home.

im at home for now. Like I said the news has gone crazy last day or so!!! Unreal

 

[Erehy Dobon]

Like I said the news has gone crazy last day or so!!! Unreal

It will get worse before it gets better.

Best to be judicious about your news exposure as much as possible.

Limit your media consumption to once a day and try as much as possible to focus on more reputable sources. The CDC and WHO over MacRumors and Reddit. Your city's police department over Facebook. Your local newspaper over national TV news. Your county's public health officer over the current administration.

AVOID SOCIAL MEDIA.

Stuff like that.

Take it seriously but no reason to freak out. You still have a greater chance of dying in a motor vehicle accident.

 

[hallux]

And for the love of God(c) stay the *^%% indoors!!!!

Sorry, I'll have to disagree with this. GET OUTSIDE. I'm not saying to get out and socialize in groups, but get out and go for walks in your local community, sit out on the deck, whatever.

Honestly, if we all stay inside for the duration of this pandemic there's going to be an entirely different curve we'll be fighting and it's one we've had trouble with even without the pandemic...

 

[skippermonkey]

Simple answer: NO.

 

[StumpyBloke]

Sorry, I'll have to disagree with this. GET OUTSIDE. I'm not saying to get out and socialize in groups, but get out and go for walks in your local community, sit out on the deck, whatever.

Honestly, if we all stay inside for the duration of this pandemic there's going to be an entirely different curve we'll be fighting and it's one we've had trouble with even without the pandemic...

I meant for the OP, not others. He’s a danger to society!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

You are genuinely a danger to society!!

Agreed.

...

My girl is also understanding too. She's in a position where if she loses me bc we don't meet, she'll meet, but if I'm waiting it out she'll wait it out too

..

Well, weighing up the sentence "if she loses you because you don't meet" by way of cost benefit analysis, while she may "lose you" under those conditions, (and I am not certain that this can be considered a negative outcome), she has also probably reduced her chances of infection with this highly contagious condition, and, thus, such a scenario, perhaps, ought to be encouraged.
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I meant for the OP, not others. He’s a danger to society!

Again, agreed.

 

[Stephen.R]

the news has gone crazy last day or so!!! Unreal

Too busy waxing your eyebrows to notice everything going on for the last month or so I guess?

 

[lostom]

yeah a lot of people are suffering right now.

I only have 3 complaints and I realize they are more like “complaints” given how much worse it is out there.

1. Been skipping Starbucks lol (I know, super petty)

And 2. Not being being able to see that girl who wants to drink wine and “hangout”

And 3. also not being able to see the girl I’m dating.

BUT

on the bright side it HAS brought me and the girl I’m dating a lot closer

Stay home, get a firm grip and get to know yourself.

Your sig says , " I support USA" your country needs that support, do the right thing, the US is in a world of hurt, don't make it worse for the sake of wine and hanging out.

 

[michael9891]

I better be careful what I say. My words would be very different if I was responding to this on Twitter.

I'm amazed people need to create threads for opinions on what to most people is common sense. Although I was amused at the disappointment a vaccine hadn't been created in the few days in between posting.

The bigger an effort we all make now, the sooner this awful situation can be brought under control. Going out for food is essential. Going to work if you're a key worker is essential. Meeting up with girls you barely know is not.

Have a serious look at what's happening around the world and ask if you really want to add to that?

I miss being able to visit my dad. I miss all the sports and other events that have been cancelled. I'll miss going on holiday this year. But there's much more important things than those to think about. So I'll do my bit & stay in as much as possible and look forward to when we all get past this. I suggest you do the same.

 

[Matz]

Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, as I can't bear to read through all of the posts in this thread, but I have to wonder:

What does your therapist have to say about this?

 

[QCassidy352]

Why not just respect the scientists and the people working the front lines against the spread of the virus and stay home. Vox ran a piece asking some epidemiologists their opinions on the idea of people thinking to socialize with "a closed group" of friends during the time of this pandemic. Worth the read.

You’re single. You live alone. Are you allowed to have a coronavirus buddy?

Epidemiologists weigh in on whether it’s safe to see a “closed circle” of friends during the pandemic.

www.vox.com

Good read, thanks.

edit: removing the rest of my post.

 

[retta283]

How I avoided this for so long, I do not know.

What I did know was who created the thread before I even opened it.

 

[Hieveryone]

Too busy waxing your eyebrows to notice everything going on for the last month or so I guess?

Yeah I guess. I mean I didn't really pay much attention to it, in the sense that I didn't really care.

all my friends are in college and they were telling me at the time that corona was fake.

Many of them went to the beach for spring break and were flying all over the country and even overseas.

So, my point is, I didn't take this seriously at all for the longest time.

I think it is serious now. Obviously, but at times I feel like I'm willing to take the gamble and just live my life because this whole thing is so frustrating.

I don't want to stay at home much longer. I'm not rushing out today but it's all about risk reward and if staying at home is worse than the risk of getting it then idk if staying at home is work it for me personally.

 

[michael9891]

I don't want to stay at home much longer. I'm not rushing out today but it's all about risk reward and if staying at home is worse than the risk of getting it then idk if staying at home is work it for me personally.

It's not all about you and your boredom. Are you blind to the fact you can easily spread it to people much more vulnerable than yourself without even realising you have it?

Maybe natural selection will come for those who deserve it.

 

[Hieveryone]

It's not all about you and your boredom. Are you blind to the fact you can easily spread it to people much more vulnerable than yourself without even realising you have it?

Maybe natural selection will come for those who deserve it.

I don't hang around old people so the risk is minimal if at all.

I also asked my doctor who recently did extensive blood work and he said I, personally, don't have anything to worry about and not to worry about it.

Despite that, I've decided to "do the right thing" and quarantine. But as a young person who's doctor has given me the OK, if quarantining is worse than the risk of corona, then I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do anymore.

Again, I DO NOT hang around old people so the spread thing is minimal risk if at all.

Yes, I'll still be wearing a scarf, washing hands, staying 6 ft away from people except friends/girl I'm dating, and so on.

But this is getting ridiculous tbh. It doesn't make sense at some point (for some).

 

[michael9891]

I don't hang around old people so the risk is minimal if at all.

I also asked my doctor who recently did extensive blood work and he said I, personally, don't have anything to worry about and not to worry about it.

Despite that, I've decided to "do the right thing" and quarantine. But as a young person who's doctor has given me the OK, if quarantining is worse than the risk of corona, then I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do anymore.

Again, I DO NOT hang around old people so the spread thing is minimal risk if at all.

Yes, I'll still be wearing a scarf, washing hands, staying 6 ft away from people except friends/girl I'm dating, and so on.

But this is getting ridiculous tbh. It doesn't make sense at some point (for some).

Sounds like your doctor should be struck off then. You really don't understand this at all if you believe there's minimal to no risk just because you don't hang around old people.

Just because you can't make sense of things, it doesn't mean the threat isn't very real. The US hasn't seen the worst of this by a long shot.

 

[Stephen.R]

all my friends are in college and they were telling me at the time that corona was fake.

Your friends are idiots.

my doctor who recently did extensive blood work and he said I, personally, don't have anything to worry about and not to worry about it.

Your doctor is also an idiot.

It’s very hard to take this seriously. It reads like a trump speech. Barron is that you?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I don't hang around old people so the risk is minimal if at all.

You do know, don't you, that it is not only "old people" (the ones you don't "hang around") who are deemed most at risk from this condition?

And, in truth, while old people are, indeed, at greater risk, those most at risk are, in fact, male old people, - especially male old people who have already compromised auto-immune systems and pre-existing underlying medical conditions.

However, young people have also succumbed to this condition, and not just to infection, but some of them have also lost their lives. As have middle aged people.

Especially males; for, being male seems to be one of those risk factors that makes it more likely firstly, that you may become infected wth the virus, secondly, that you may suffer more severely from the condition when you do become infected, and thirdly that you have a greater probability of dying from it, if infected (because between two thirds and three quarters of all fatalities from Covid-19 are male, a stat, or percentage, that increases even further for those who die from it when they are over 80).

The category that rarely seems to fall ill from this virus are children: So, if you are a child, especially if you are a child without any underlying health issues, the chances of you succumbing to this condition are vanishingly low.

 

[bunnspecial]

The category that rarely seems to fall ill from this virus are children: So, if you are a child, especially if you are a child without any underlying health issues, the chances of you succumbing to this condition are vanishingly low.

Rarely, but not never.

Just a couple of days ago, a 6 week old baby died of it in the US.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Rarely, but not never.

Just a couple of days ago, a 6 week old baby died of it in the US.

Agreed: And I am aware of that case, I recall reading about it.

However, "vanishingly low" is not never, just something that is pretty rare.

 

[retta283]

OP's threads always go in this direction, and it has grown quite tiresome.

To answer your question, no. Your desire to "live" could easily rob others of their chance to do so. Follow what your government is saying, here. Now is not the time for people to be pompous.

 

[throAU]

Yeah I guess. I mean I didn't really pay much attention to it, in the sense that I didn't really care.

all my friends are in college and they were telling me at the time that corona was fake.

Many of them went to the beach for spring break and were flying all over the country and even overseas.

So, my point is, I didn't take this seriously at all for the longest time.

I think it is serious now. Obviously, but at times I feel like I'm willing to take the gamble and just live my life because this whole thing is so frustrating.

I don't want to stay at home much longer. I'm not rushing out today but it's all about risk reward and if staying at home is worse than the risk of getting it then idk if staying at home is work it for me personally.

Suck it up princess!

it’s barely been two weeks, we are going to be dealing with this for 3-6 months.

And it’s going to get worse for at least several weeks.

re your doctor: I’m sure he meant “don’t worry about it” as in “don’t worry about dying if you catch it” because you’re in a low risk group as a way of alleviating your anxiety.

not throw caution to the wind and ignore quarantine!

whether you see old people or not, people you contact will.

 

[Apple OC]

Just go over?... I think you should ask her if you can move in for 2 weeks.

If that goes well... maybe put a ring on her finger.

 

[Clix Pix]

OP, haven't you indicated in other posts on here from time to time that you are in your thirties? Why are "all of [your] friends in college?" Seems like a rather significant age gap there.....

 

[Hieveryone]

Didn't Trump say the cure cannot be worse than the disease?

He tweeted it to.

If the cure is going to be worse than the disease for someone personally, maybe it's better for them.

Not throwing caution to the wind. Still wearing masks, avoiding the elderly, and so on.

This a specific case, not a general consensus.

One person who has been in quarantine (me), is going to be hanging out with one person who has also been generally pretty quarantined minus a friend or two.

And that's it! Not meeting elderly or middle aged people, nothing.