[Moggo]

Originally Posted by Fleetlord

The other question I have is, lets say the policies are reversed and all the restrictions are lifted and we go right back to how life was in 2019, but the virus is still clear and present.

Would you go to a restaurant or bar? Would you go to a sporting event?

Would you go to Disneyland? Movies?

As the rate of infections rise due to the renewed mingling of people, would people be willing to go out and do whatever?

Would there come a point where people would organically decide that they aren't going to do those things out of FEAR, which would crash the economy anyway?

After 9/11, airline flights were resumed on 9/13, but people didn't travel out of organic fear. Hotels, restaurants, theme parks..etc all suffered. Layoffs happened. Economy went into a recession. Not because the government stopped people from doing things, people stopped themselves from doing things out of fear and uncertainty.

If the coronavirus gets "bad" enough to trigger that response, the economy will tank anyway...along with the healthcare system. If restrictions are lifted, it certainly will get worse. There are countless examples around the world of not having or ignoring restrictions in gatherings and the cases blow up from there. Do that everywhere and cases WILL RISE, which will generate FEAR and shut it all down again anyway.

Very good point, I think fear has now been instilled and the way back is not like flicking a switch.


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