The Tipping Point

suicide_circus

Where is it? The point at which the social, psychological and economic impact of Covid-19 restrictions surpass the damage done by the virus itself.

Is it a simple mathematical equation?

Will it take a rake of what are euphemistically called the media "tragic incidents"?

Or is it just a waiting game until the level of new daily infections reach a specific number and the side effects, while unfortunate, are classed as acceptable collateral damage?

ShineOn7

suicide_circus wrote: »

Or is it just a waiting game until the level of new daily infections reach a specific number and the side effects, while unfortunate, are classed as acceptable collateral damage?

It'll be this in the vast majority of countries. Some more heartlessly than others

"We had 100 deaths a day last month but only 10 now? Open her back up there lads"

Harry Palmr

Similar topic here

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/113027293

donaghs

suicide_circus wrote: »

Where is it? The point at which the social, psychological and economic impact of Covid-19 restrictions surpass the damage done by the virus itself.

Is it a simple mathematical equation?

Will it take a rake of what are euphemistically called the media "tragic incidents"?

Or is it just a waiting game until the level of new daily infections reach a specific number and the side effects, while unfortunate, are classed as acceptable collateral damage?

It’s a serious question. But there’s no political gain in addressing it. So more may indeed die from the consequences of the ongoing global lockdown. David McWilliams is one Irish person who I’ve heard publically reference this tipping point - but he’s not going dive into this one as it still seems too toxic to suggest we may kill more people in the long run.

Xertz

There’s a safe tipping point and an unsafe one. We make decisions on medication availability and we economically resources to healthcare spending and all sorts of stuff like that, knowing full well that it means poor outcomes for people.

I think ultimately, the issue is there’s a tolerable risk and at present this disease is still above that level.

My view of it is we will just see lightening of restrictions and management of risks until there’s a technical solution - so you end up with tolerable level of disruption but it still won’t be business as usual or life as normal until it’s not just going for rebound.

There’s a pragmatic way forward on this and it’s not a case of lockdown forever nor is it a case of throwing caution the wind either.

2smiggy

Xertz wrote: »

There’s a safe tipping point and an unsafe one. We make decisions on medication availability and we economically resources to healthcare spending and all sorts of stuff like that, knowing full well that it means poor outcomes for people.

I think ultimately, the issue is there’s a tolerable risk and at present this disease is still above that level.

My view of it is we will just see lightening of restrictions and management of risks until there’s a technical solution - so you end up with tolerable level of disruption but it still won’t be business as usual or life as normal until it’s not just going for rebound.

There’s a pragmatic way forward on this and it’s not a case of lockdown forever nor is it a case of throwing caution the wind either.

Stop taking sense, no place for it here !!!