(06-20-2020 04:13 PM)illiniowl Wrote:  

(06-20-2020 03:44 PM)mrbig Wrote:  

(06-20-2020 10:52 AM)illiniowl Wrote:  "Record cases!!" is no longer the canary in the coal mine it once was, and at some point people might reasonably begin to wonder why some choose to keep flogging that statistic to the exclusion of others.

Except that new cases are a leading indicator for future increases in hospitalizations, ventilator usage, and deaths. You comment will look as stupid to you in 1-2 weeks as it looks to many of us today.

If in 1-2 weeks our healthcare system is overrun and cemeteries are overflowing, then fine. I'll donate $1000 to a charity of your choice if that's the case. If not, you donate $10 to one of mine - deal? Should be easy to take money from someone stupider than you.

There is a huge gap between my comment and "healthcare system is overrun and cemeteries are overflowing". That said, if we can agree on more objective measurements and can agree that the charities are not remotely political, I'd be interested.