Yes.
[Update late afternoon]
The media is even more garbage than usual.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Extinction rebellion
Kind of sucks to not be able to die because you might get sick.
Civilization
We are about to find out how robust it is.
The Restaurant Business
I’ve never been a big patron of restaurants, both for reasons of cost and health (plus I hate being waited on and having to tip for it), but I’m glad that people who were are trying to help with gift cards.
[Update a few minutes later]
I should note, here or someplace, that so far this has barely affected my lifestyle at all. I rarely go out to eat, and am generally a hermit when I’m not traveling.
America’s Micro And Macro Efforts
…to combat the epidemic. At the least, it’s an interesting experiment.
[Update a few minutes later]
Meanwhile, the Manchurian media.
[Update w while later]
South Korea infections are dropping; what’s the key to its success?
Basically, testing and tracing. I’ll feel better once there’s a lot more testing going on here.
[Update late morning]
When will it be over, and how will be know? TL;DR, it’s about getting R naught below 1.
Meanwhile, despite the slow start, there’s a lot we can be proud of.
The Density Pushers
Lileks takes them on.
When The Virus Departs
The world will be changed.
Yes, and in many ways, for the better.
The Left’s Pet Issues
…like mass transit, dense housing, and reusable bags and straws are a public-health disaster. I was predicting this about California since they passed that stupid plastic-bag ban.
[Update a while later]
Plastic had fallen out of favor, but the virus is bringing it back.
Biden’s Running Mate
I didn’t listen to the deranged old coot, but when he committed to picking a woman, did he define what that was?
Seattle
Things are looking very grim there. Like northern Italy.