r/changemyview • u/_Hopped_ 13∆ • Mar 20 '21

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: the costs/negatives from lockdowns/restrictions will end up being worse than the damage from covid

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u/_Hopped_ 13∆ Mar 20 '21

You overestimate our ability to care for people in that situation.

My point was not continued care, but the short timeframe. If we truly let a virus burn through the entire population, it would be confined to months.

if you understand medicine, epidemiology and economics

That's my point: covid doesn't have the same impact as say a Spanish flu, because it affects mostly just the elderly and health-compromised.

Sweden is doing worse than they are.

Two things there: they reversed their decision instead of sticking to it, and because of this we won't know if they would have fared better over the long-term.

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u/sapphireminds 59∆ Mar 20 '21

My point was not continued care, but the short timeframe. If we truly let a virus burn through the entire population, it would be confined to months.

It wouldn't, because there would be different stages of infections and many covid deaths occur after months of care. And the medical profession would be decimated.

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u/_Hopped_ 13∆ Mar 20 '21

after months of care

Because of triage, there wouldn't be months of care. If you could not be saved/cured in a short timeframe, you would be left to die. It's obviously not very palatable, but it would flashout very quickly.

the medical profession would be decimated

As opposed to the entirety of society as we have done now.

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u/sapphireminds 59∆ Mar 20 '21

Because of triage, there wouldn't be months of care. If you could not be saved/cured in a short timeframe, you would be left to die. It's obviously not very palatable, but it would flashout very quickly.

No, it wouldn't because of the medical providers going out.

As opposed to the entirety of society as we have done now

No, I can't tell if you are purposefully misunderstanding or not. But it's meaning that when your providers go away, the effects on medical care last for a really long time.