MaverocK:
It has been clear to me that the exaggerated predictions some people made in January and February aren’t coming to fruition. What is also clear to me is that these people are’t happy about this. They are also upset that things will likely be returning to normal much quicker than their predictions, with far fewer fatalities than they predicted.
They want the shutdowns to go on as long as possible (presumably because that’s all they do with their lives) so they can fulfil some apocalyptic fantasy they have, ignoring the wide ranging impacts of what would happen shutting the whole world down for months, if not years! Some definitely get some sort of enjoyment or excitement over the doom and gloom. I think its because it makes them feel included or something.
I fully support what is currently being done to mitigate things as a short term solution. But this cannot go on forever like a lot of doomers want it to.
Furthermore, this: Imgur: The magic of the Internet
The " exaggerated predictions" were based on infection rates at the time . The whole point of the shutdowns was to reduce exposures and infections which what has happened. Of course the numbers would change to below original predictions. THAT WAS THE INTENT.