[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by timun

My dad felt that way early on, but after a frank conversation with me he changed his mind pretty quick. His opinion was, roughly, "If the virus disproportionately affects old people and people with pre-existing conditions that make them more susceptible to infection and/or bad reactions, why don't we shut away all the old folks and other health-compromised folks while we let it rip through the otherwise healthy population?"

I reminded him, "Okay, that said, you're in your sixties, right?"

"Yes."

"Diabetic."

"Yes..."

"Which makes you immunocompromised. Congrats dad: you are one of the old, sickly people we'd lock away."

Sweden tried that and ended up with almost twice as many deaths per capita than Canada