Now is the time for all good billionaires to come to the aid of their country by parting with some of their money to do things the govt. refuses to think about.
(*Quickly* manufacturing masks for EVERY American is one thing that comes to mind)
@mcuban @TomSteyer @MikeBloomberg
(*Quickly* manufacturing masks for EVERY American is one thing that comes to mind)
@mcuban @TomSteyer @MikeBloomberg
As long as we've only enough masks for responders and a small number of sick people, that won't work. Masks will be rationed, while continuing to be used inefficiently. N95 masks work best to protect the healthy, while any masks keep the sick from releasing viral laden droplets
More are going to die.
People could accept, as a new reality, a greatly reduced standard of living.
Or, with a little help, many could have the opportunity to go about their lives with the much lesser reduction that comes from wearing masks until there's a vaccine.
People could accept, as a new reality, a greatly reduced standard of living.
Or, with a little help, many could have the opportunity to go about their lives with the much lesser reduction that comes from wearing masks until there's a vaccine.
If everyone had enough masks for their own use, they (most anyway) could go to work and school, watch their 401K's growing again, go shopping without fear (Restaurants and bars would still be out, tho), etc… Some virus would still slip thru, but the trend would be downward.
What we need to bring things back to normal is to reduce the number of people each infected person ends up infecting to some number below 1. The current value between 2 and 3 is what is causing the epidemic to grow exponentially.
Give everyone masks, and that number will drop.
Give everyone masks, and that number will drop.
If we don't give everyone masks, the only way this is going to end is through attrition: once the virus has infected most people, the number will drop naturally through acquired immunity.
But it would be better to make it drop by preventing exposure until we've a vaccine
But it would be better to make it drop by preventing exposure until we've a vaccine
And it's best for society if the way we prevent exposure has a degree of impact on our way of life that does not rob us of most of our quality of life.
Going about our business wearing masks will let us do that much better than would not going about our business at all.
Going about our business wearing masks will let us do that much better than would not going about our business at all.
Without masks, you must isolate. Without isolation, you must use masks.
An argument against masks are their cost. Before the pandemic, a package of 20 N95 masks were $23.00 at cvs.com.
An argument against isolation is the cost to society.
Which cost is larger?
An argument against masks are their cost. Before the pandemic, a package of 20 N95 masks were $23.00 at cvs.com.
An argument against isolation is the cost to society.
Which cost is larger?
With either approach, some virus is going to slip through. After all, you can make mistakes with either.
The important thing is to get that all important number down below 1.
We'll get there. It'll take MANY months, but without authoritarian enforcement, masks will be faster.
The important thing is to get that all important number down below 1.
We'll get there. It'll take MANY months, but without authoritarian enforcement, masks will be faster.
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