I’m not the only one overreacting to the Wuhan thing
on 01/29/2020 at 09:03 AM
Since when am I a “right wing tin foil hat?
I did my homework and this IS really just another strain of nasty Flu, and as always it kills mainly old and sickly people just like regular flu does. That the world is taking over the top precautions IS a good thing, but this hype that it’s some kind of Super Ebola killing death breath contagion is just stupid.
Mellow out already.
I wasn’t talking about you Rich. I was talking about the sites like Vlad Tepes blog, working the conspiracy theories. There are others, worse and less believable than his.
And actually your earlier comment was a wake up call that I appreciate. I got too deep into it, and the non-stop reports of cancellations and lock downs across the globe nearly put me into panic mode. I’ll try and put this thing aside and find other things to blog about, even if nearly all the news is impeachment/Wuhan/Kobe. Very depressing.
Just another “crisis that won’t go to waste.” More government controls, more restrictions on freedoms…
Steven Kruiser, not me. I’m not this clever with words;
“Despite the catchy name, no, coronavirus has nothing to do with Corona beer.
Google Trends has noted that search interest for “coronavirus symptoms” has skyrocketed by 1,050 percent. Other top search phrases related to the deadly pathogen, also known as nCoV, included questions about how coronavirus is spread, its origins, prevention and death rates.Here’s what we do know about the coronavirus: the current outbreak originated in Wuhan, China; symptoms include congestion, runny nose, fever and sore throat, much like the flu; it’s most likely spread via coughing, sneezing or physical contact with an infected person.
What we also know is that nCoV is not derived from nor related to the Mexican pale lager Corona Extra and Corona Light.
But that seemingly obvious fact didn’t make it to the many who, as BoingBoing reported, were engaging in another alarming search trend that, at once, reveals both our deepest fears and desires: “Corona beer virus.”
I know you’re all thinking what I am thinking: how can paste-eaters like that manage to Google something without putting out an eye or two?
On a more serious note, the coronavirus outbreak is beginning to seem like a real-life game of Plague Inc, a game I had fun playing a lot of a couple of years ago and which is now perversely enjoying renewed popularity.
I favor dark humor, especially when faced with something terrifying like a virus that is having its way with people here in the era of modern medicine. It’s my coping mechanism, but I realize it’s not for everybody. So I’ll resist the urge to wonder why it couldn’t have wiped us all out and spared us this interminable impeachment boredom and move on to writing about the interminable impeachment boredom.
I was beginning to wonder if this was another (Remember during the Obama administration that silly yellow suits and Ebola mess?!?) scare tactic. But I’m not a conspiracy theorist - I just realize how terrible our politicians and news people have become so that it makes way too much that happens IN LIFE look like a conspiracy.
When I was in first grade - they sent all the k and 1st graders home - when the number sick with pneumonia crossed a certain number - no screaming from the house tops. Two weeks later - all was back to normal. THAT is how you treat a illness in public. Not screaming from the house tops at every opening news show.
