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Interesting info coming from Sweden's central bank. The Riksbank is saying Sweden will experience the same or worse economic damage as neighbors who locked down. That makes sense given how deeply interrelated economies are and the fact that lock downs aren't driving the economic damage, human fear and panic are in the driver's seat. It'll be interesting to see if there are any benefits derived from letting more people die. Data from the 1918 flu pandemic supported the lockdown approach. I hope Swedes didn't die for nothing.

We know people who likely had it in February. We've known friends and family in NYC and Europe who've had it. Some of them know people who've died. My family has strictly been isolating for two months now and plan to keep doing so for 2-4 weeks depending the data. We're lucky to all be together, have a large house, and the kind of work that allows us to distance.

There is no such thing as one "right idea" when we're talking about pandemics because the number of factors and variables involved demand targeted ideas. The whole one size fits all approach is flawed and inefficient. Sweden has made a choice for their 10 million citizens that is killing more of them than necessary in the short-term but they're gambling that it will level out and be a net improvement long-term. Given what I know of their demographics, culture, economy, etc. their choice was a reasonable choice for them. It's a brutal choice for a country like the USA because of our deeply flawed and smaller (per capita) healthcare system and our significantly more vulnerable population. If we'd taken Sweden's approach, we would've lost many hundreds of thousands of people, likely into the low millions, especially as hospitals collapsed, healthcare workers died, and deep panic set in. The economic impact of so much death and panic would've likely been substantially worse.

Thanks for sticking PSY in my head today.

Given the very high asymptomatic rates (from 25-50%), the only people who will know they had it are those who had severe enough symptoms to notice and seek out medical help. In the USA, they will also need to be sick enough to qualify for testing since it's still limited in many areas. I edited to update the asymptomatic range since it's changed some as new data comes out.

Well written @stevenkesslar and you haven't even touched on all the people who survive but have serious tissue damages. Reduced lung function. Heart damage. Stroke. Damaged colons, kidneys, or liver. It isn't just about the people who will die and many will be in their 20s, 30s, and 40s because obesity is a significant comorbidity. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-10/coronavirus-infection-can-do-lasting-damage-to-the-heart-liver https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/survivors-severe-covid-19-beating-virus-just-beginning https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-020-0364-6

Genetic diversity creates subtle difference and variance throughout human tissues. Add in environmental and nutritional factors and there's even more variance, which may be part of what's going on in the USA. For example, we have terrible obesity rates which cost us over a hundred billion every year in excess healthcare and lost productivity. Obesity appears to be a significant factor for COVID-19. This is probably connected to inflammation. Stroke rates are higher in some, which is probably related to the unusual rapid clotting that seems to happen in some infected people. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/07/828091467/why-some-covid-19-patients-crash-the-bodys-immune-system-might-be-to-blame https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-immune-response/610228/ Here's an article about how immune parameters can possibly be used to predict infection outcomes.

Is he visiting? His ad mentions New York. If he's in LA for awhile, I might reach out after the public health orders relax.

While that's true, it makes it sound like it's rampant, which is factually untrue. We are social primates evolved to cooperate and collaborate. Humans and the societies we build tend to work well when we prioritize collaboration, civility, and community. But, when corruption goes too far, it distorts ethics, morals, and civility, which is what's been happening in the USA for decades. Inequality has created so much blatant corruption and fraud that the very foundation of our society is being destabilized. The "people taking advantage of programs meant for someone else" are usually the rich in America, creating and exploiting every loophole they can to make money. This creates a brutal environment that makes everyone so anxious and desperate that they're "in it for themselves" and all that blind greed and selfishness tears the society apart. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/the-pursuit-of-happiness-how-the-american-dream-turned-into-greed-and-inequality/

I tend to agree with you, but I also agree with her that she should have some way of getting assistance. The problem is our country and how corrupt and cutthroat we are compared to developed nations. We behave much more like a developing nation, where the rich do what they want and everyone else fights each other for scraps. We haven't been a top-20 nation for years on TI's corruption perception index and the USA's trustworthiness score has collapsed as the world sees how bad corruption and inequality are in the USA. All of this creates an environment where everyone feels they're in it for themselves and they need to "get what they deserve" regardless of who gets hurt.

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Data from the 1918 flu pandemic shows the more delayed or incomplete a response the worse the economic damage. https://news.mit.edu/2020/pandemic-health-response-economic-recovery-0401 Because of all the delays and the early reopening, a long U-shaped recovery will probably be what we hope for a year from now especially if global weather and locust swarms in Africa get as bad as some projections suggest. Hundreds of millions around the world will face starvation, including millions of Americans who aren't rich. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2020/04/09/the-economic-hit-from-coronavirus-will-be-worst-since-the-great-depression-imf-warns/ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/13/second-wave-of-locusts-in-east-africa-said-to-be-20-times-worse https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/weather/2020-atlantic-hurricane-season/index.html

Body shaming has been with us probably as long as we've existed. It's slowly getting better in some ways and worse in others. The research into how materialism amplifies it is interesting and unsurprising. Body Dysmorphobia causes a great deal of suffering in people, who as you say, cannot change their genetics. They are born with what they have and learning how to accept and love themselves is good for them and everyone in their lives. Research seems to be finding that human males are similar to females around how they respond to body image threats, assuming they have equivalent support and skills. That's why it's so important for men to have strong social networks and safe spaces where they feel accepted and heard.

The whole "grower vs shower" thing varies because of genetics, nutrition, and overall health. It's close to 25% being growers and 75% being showers in the nature paper below. https://www.bustle.com/articles/115957-the-ideal-penis-in-history-by-each-obsessed-culture-nsfw https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-018-0053-3 https://www.thrillist.com/sex-dating/nation/actual-doctors-explain-the-science-behind-growers-vs-showers And yes, some men are self conscious. They tend to be in environments where comparison is easy and often. Internet porn has created quite a few cases of anxiety that lead to ED, performance, and other issues. https://jezebel.com/dear-penises-youre-great-really-dont-be-so-self-co-513815282 Regarding the size question, based on the best data we have, the average size of a human male's penis hasn't changed much over the decades it's been studied. It's a question of genetics, nutrition, and health during developmental years. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-genital-size-men-idUSKBN0LZ1KK20150303

It depends on the type of hair and how it's normally worn. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/hair/a13624/dry-hair-cut/ https://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/news/a16620/wet-versus-dry-hair-cut/

None that get as explicit as the visual novels mentioned above. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_themes_in_video_games If you're talking about visibility and creating relationships that aren't heteronormative, some of the famous biggies would be Fallout 2, the Mass Effect games, Dragon Age games, Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, and Sims 2. More recently, Undertale and The Outer Worlds continue to increase visibility for nonbinary and even asexual existence.

None of these are big budget perfect because they're all tiny developers, but I enjoyed them and I'm glad you are too.

Fungi seem to be everywhere. They''re some of the oldest life on Earth and like many bacteria, are likely critical for human life. Philosophers are going to have a ton of fun reconciling the likely reality of "humanity" being the sum of an incredibly complex cooperative interaction between billions of bacteria, fungi, and human tissues in every single body. Wasn't potato yeast how traditional vodka was started?

You're welcome. Posting this reminded me about coming out on top. So I played through another relationship. It's very well done.

I apologize if I offend, but it isn't your penis size making it difficult to find someone. It's how you've pathologized it. Those negative thoughts and feelings about your penis neagtively impact your emotions, thoughts, and health. The old saying about being able to love yourself before anyone else will applies. I urge you to find a qualified therapist to help you work through this because once it's addressed, you'll see significant change in how you exist and how people around you react and interact with you. I'm cutting part of my post from an old post: https://m4m-forum.org/threads/condom-fit.155569/post-1861718 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_penis_size

If we're going to get technical, don't forget how disinfectant efficacy is highly dependent on the cleanliness of the surface being disinfected. If it is dirty, then contact time really doesn't matter for proper disinfection. If someone wants to do things properly, cleaning comes before disinfection or sterilization. There are also tiers of disinfection depending on the expected use and exposure risks. The CDC outlines all of this and more in their infection control guidelines. They even touch on the research showing how disinfectant contact times of 1 minute are usually sufficient according to multiple studies.

Have you seen Str8? It's another in this vein. No, Thank You!!! is another visual story game. Or Coming Out On Top. The many interesting games from Robert Yang are worth a look. For games with a classic feel, there's always Bastard Bonds or the fun side scroller, Cho Aniki.

I've been endlessly interested in the complex interactions and interrelations among life on Earth. Humans love to create discrete categories to try to understand reality yet they frequently blind us to how everything we do has effects and consequences. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-pandemic-is-not-a-natural-disaster

@purplekow, thank you for your very informative posts. I'd heard cytokine storms were an issue for some cases and if caught early, they seem treatable. Actemra? Like other RA drugs, it seems to help in some cases. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-13/coworkers-save-coronavirus-doctor