The Economics of Crises

[Chizzang]

[kalm]

No, it just upsets your quest for confirmation bias.

What upsets me is that people put out drivel like that and lemmings like you are drawn to it like flies to a light....and then YOU spread that misinformation to more people, who spread it to more people, etc., etc....it's how we got where we are today with the horrendous political/economic decisions made off of bad data spread by seemingly innocent or stupid people.

Thank’s for proving my point, Dr. AZGrizFan, Epidemiological Economist.



More troubling data (bad...like from those regional health districts and state dept of health district bad) out there today. Like Nebraska jumping 1000 cases in 24 hours from 2k to 3k...largely due to another seemingly innocent or stupid meat producing facility stressing an already strained national supply chain.

[AZGrizFan]

What upsets me is that people put out drivel like that and lemmings like you are drawn to it like flies to a light....and then YOU spread that misinformation to more people, who spread it to more people, etc., etc....it's how we got where we are today with the horrendous political/economic decisions made off of bad data spread by seemingly innocent or stupid people.

Thank’s for proving my point, Dr. AZGrizFan, Epidemiological Economist.



More troubling data (bad...like from those regional health districts and state dept of health district bad) out there today. Like Nebraska jumping 1000 cases in 24 hours from 2k to 3k...largely due to another seemingly innocent or stupid meat producing facility stressing an already strained national supply chain.

None of that changes the fact that comparing any results from the Spanish flu epidemic of over 100 years ago to THIS just shows how ridiculous the lengths some people will go to spread fear porn.

[Ivytalk]

Thank’s for proving my point, Dr. AZGrizFan, Epidemiological Economist.



More troubling data (bad...like from those regional health districts and state dept of health district bad) out there today. Like Nebraska jumping 1000 cases in 24 hours from 2k to 3k...largely due to another seemingly innocent or stupid meat producing facility stressing an already strained national supply chain.

None of that changes the fact that comparing any results from the Spanish flu epidemic of over 100 years ago to THIS just shows how ridiculous the lengths some people will go to spread fear porn.

There are some parallels between the Spanish flu and Covid-19. One is the benefits of “social distancing”: comparing the fatality rates of Philadelphia, which held a huge parade at a critical juncture, to those of St. Louis, which did not.

[HI54UNI]

What upsets me is that people put out drivel like that and lemmings like you are drawn to it like flies to a light....and then YOU spread that misinformation to more people, who spread it to more people, etc., etc....it's how we got where we are today with the horrendous political/economic decisions made off of bad data spread by seemingly innocent or stupid people.

Thank’s for proving my point, Dr. AZGrizFan, Epidemiological Economist.



More troubling data (bad...like from those regional health districts and state dept of health district bad) out there today. Like Nebraska jumping 1000 cases in 24 hours from 2k to 3k...largely due to another seemingly innocent or stupid meat producing facility stressing an already strained national supply chain.

The problem with people reporting on a big jump in Nebraska or Iowa due to a meat packing plant is they are just reporting on the total to scare people. It's not a representative sample. Doesn't mean it doesn't have to be addressed but headlines saying "Cases in Nebraska jump 50% in 24 hours" is misleading.

[kalm]

Thank’s for proving my point, Dr. AZGrizFan, Epidemiological Economist.



More troubling data (bad...like from those regional health districts and state dept of health district bad) out there today. Like Nebraska jumping 1000 cases in 24 hours from 2k to 3k...largely due to another seemingly innocent or stupid meat producing facility stressing an already strained national supply chain.

The problem with people reporting on a big jump in Nebraska or Iowa due to a meat packing plant is they are just reporting on the total to scare people. It's not a representative sample. Doesn't mean it doesn't have to be addressed but headlines saying "Cases in Nebraska jump 50% in 24 hours" is misleading.

Fair. But how long were those 900 workers infected and how many people did they expose? And what’s the effect on meat supply and prices going to be?

[AZGrizFan]

The problem with people reporting on a big jump in Nebraska or Iowa due to a meat packing plant is they are just reporting on the total to scare people. It's not a representative sample. Doesn't mean it doesn't have to be addressed but headlines saying "Cases in Nebraska jump 50% in 24 hours" is misleading.

Fair. But how long were those 900 workers infected and how many people did they expose? And what’s the effect on meat supply and prices going to be?

oh, so NOOOOOW you suddenly care about the economy?

[Ivytalk]

The problem with people reporting on a big jump in Nebraska or Iowa due to a meat packing plant is they are just reporting on the total to scare people. It's not a representative sample. Doesn't mean it doesn't have to be addressed but headlines saying "Cases in Nebraska jump 50% in 24 hours" is misleading.

Fair. But how long were those 900 workers infected and how many people did they expose? And what’s the effect on meat supply and prices going to be?

Facing that with chickens in SLD now. Supply will dwindle soon. Prices up. Expec fistfights at the supermarket...when you can find meat.