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[Mudit Shwarma]

The general flu statistically kills far more in a year than Corona virus. It's mainly elderly vulnerable people killed from Corona virus because its a new strain that was not known and initially hard to treat. Tbh most people seem to be retarded the way they are going on about this.

Social media is the real deadly disease feeding on people of all ages, sucking the IQ and logic out of everyone it affects.

Yes, the general flu has statistically killed more people than the corona virus. And I agree with you about social media. However as Herr Edgy and I said earlier, you can't compare absolute death numbers without considering case numbers. Coronavirus has cost approximately 3,048 deaths out of 89,198 cases, compared to 291,000-646,000 deaths per 1 billion cases of the common flu. The common flu accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths per billion and if the coronavirus spread like the flu we'd be seeing the loss of tens of millions.

It can also be said that there's many coronavirus cases that went unreported with people assuming that it was the flu and they recovered on their own. There is no way of knowing the true statistic, so I understand how this particular virus can be overblown.

But there's a difference between preemptive awareness and preventative awareness.

The common flu, is as the name suggests, common. We try to vaccinate to deteriorate the losses from the common flu through yearly vaccinations because of the common flu's annual altering strains. That's preemptive because we are aware of the common flu every year. The coronavirus, is still a virus and a new beast that nobody has vaccinated for before. We are all naked and exposed to it being out in the wild. Now that it's in the wild, people are trying to be preventative. Changing habits, finding a vaccine that passes clinical trials and can be administered after a year, finding treatments for those exposed before a true mass produced vaccine is available during this year. That's why companies and people aren't overreacting, they're being preventative and spreading awareness of something new that's out there and viral.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Funny how it's only the entertainment industry affected.

Sports games still happen though

Don't know what the situation in your country is like, but in Germany, it goes like this: If the goverment orders companies to cancel their conventions/sports events etc., it has to compensate them. That's why at the moment, the government is waiting for these companies to close up voluntarily. It's a funny game where he who moves first, loses. It's all about the (tax payers) money.

I also believe, like the OP, that this incident will have severe consequences for the gaming industry. We already see massive declines in production volume over in China, and these bottlenecks will lead to a scarcity in electronic parts needed to assemble our favorite black plastic boxes. It's happening right now.

 

[Dlacy13g]

I saw an estimates that 60% of the planet will have it by October.

Sit back from the keyboard....go outside and get actual fresh air.

 

[ruvikx]

Yes, the general flu has statistically killed more people than the corona virus. And I agree with you about social media. However as Herr Edgy and I said earlier, you can't compare absolute death numbers without considering case numbers. Coronavirus has cost approximately 3,048 deaths out of 89,198 cases, compared to 291,000-646,000 deaths per 1 billion cases of the common flu. The common flu accounts for hundreds of thousands of deaths per billion and if the coronavirus spread like the flu we'd be seeing the loss of tens of millions.

It can also be said that there's many coronavirus cases that went unreported with people assuming that it was the flu and they recovered on their own. There is no way of knowing the true statistic, so I understand how this particular virus can be overblown.

But there's a difference between preemptive awareness and preventative awareness.

The common flu, is as the name suggests, common. We try to vaccinate to deteriorate the losses from the common flu through yearly vaccinations because of the common flu's annual altering strains. That's preemptive because we are aware of the common flu every year. The coronavirus, is still a virus and a new beast that nobody has vaccinated for before. We are all naked and exposed to it being out in the wild. Now that it's in the wild, people are trying to be preventative. Changing habits, finding a vaccine that passes clinical trials and can be administered after a year, finding treatments for those exposed before a true mass produced vaccine is available during this year. That's why companies and people aren't overreacting, they're being preventative and spreading awareness of something new that's out there and viral.

I mentioned the 2009 swine flu influenza for a reason, i.e. early statistics were skewed heavily towards a high mortality because the sample of infected was low, which is the exact same with coronavirus. It's like an opinion poll, i.e. the smaller the sample of opinions, the less reliable it is. Once people started getting infected with swine flu & just brushed it off like a common cold (or barely noticed), that rate of severe life threatening cases dropped significantly.

 

[Starlight Lotice]

Look at it this way.

You guys can finally get your Backlog down and stop whining about having no games to play.

 

[Mudit Shwarma]

I mentioned the 2009 swine flu influenza for a reason, i.e. early statistics were skewed heavily towards a high mortality because the sample of infected was low, which is the exact same with coronavirus. It's like an opinion poll, i.e. the smaller the sample of opinions, the less reliable it is. Once people started getting infected with swine flu & just brushed it off like a common cold (or barely noticed), that rate of severe life threatening cases dropped significantly.

I completely agree with you.

Was just pointing out how preemptive and preventative awareness is helpful during outbursts of flu's and viruses, as big or small as they may be.

The coronavirus won't be as big of a deal as all the hysteria made it out to be. However, lives were still lost because of it. Although a small sample size isn't as reliable, there are factors such as China initially covering up the outbreak making the sample size seem smaller (maybe because it actually isn't a big deal, maybe because they want to avoid accountability) and the fact that mass hysteria, as overblown as it might be, helps aid the lessoning of the ultimate sample size of those affected. It also leads to a faster rate of development of vaccines and treatments by pharmaceutical companies.

Spreading awareness along with preventative and preemptive measures is important to public health for everyone. It's better than waiting for worse numbers before reacting, this goes for all flu and viruses ever.

 

[UsualNoise]

Was just pointing out how preemptive and preventative awareness is helpful during outbursts of flu's and viruses, as big or small as they may be.

I think we're on the same page. I was complaining people are taking the coronavirus TOO seriously compared to how seriously the general flu is taken. I'm all for precaution, it just annoys me that many people clamoring for a potential coronavirus vaccine are probably not bothering with the flu vaccine.

It's good to be cautious until the death rate stabilizes, etc., but the frenzy starting now (bottled water selling out already in U.S.??) is WAY over the top.

 

[ManaByte]

It's good to be cautious until the death rate stabilizes, etc., but the frenzy starting now (bottled water selling out already in U.S.??) is WAY over the top.

You want to see over the top? Check out the OT in Off-Topic.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Funny how it's only the entertainment industry affected.

Sports games still happen though

Based retards not keeping viruses down.

 

[Mudit Shwarma]

I think we're on the same page. I was complaining people are taking the coronavirus TOO seriously compared to how seriously the general flu is taken. I'm all for precaution, it just annoys me that many people clamoring for a potential coronavirus vaccine are probably not bothering with the flu vaccine.

It's good to be cautious until the death rate stabilizes, etc., but the frenzy starting now (bottled water selling out already in U.S.??) is WAY over the top.

Yup! We're on the same page. The frenzy and hysteria in the general public is overblown, definitely due to social media and the media in general. The general population just needs to focus on being hygienic as usual, wash hands throughly, cover your coughs, don't go to work/school whenever you're sick etc. The professionals are always going to be working on vaccines and treatments, that's the job of the pharmaceutical companies. The hysteria just helps expedite it because it shows a demand in the market for a fix, but drug companies are always working to fight seasonal flu's and new viruses all the time, preemptively and preventatively. The reaction we're seeing from everyone right now (general population and professional pharmaceuticals) is preventative because this is something "new" that they didn't see coming.

Bottled water, hand sanitizer, face masks, clorox wipes, etc. selling out right now is a little ridiculous. That isn't necessarily how the general population should react. Just need to maintain the general good hygienic habits.

Any canceled events are still in our personal health interest and at the end of the day they're personal decisions made by the companies, for them and us. It's similar to not going to work because you're "feeling" sick. The boss shouldn't get upset at you, if you were trying to avoid getting all the rest of your coworkers sick. Even if nobody would've gotten sick had you actually been there. Because you weren't actually sick, you were just "feeling" sick.

 

[Kenpachii]

Yup! We're on the same page. The frenzy and hysteria in the general public is overblown, definitely due to social media and the media in general. The general population just needs to focus on being hygienic as usual, wash hands throughly, cover your coughs, don't go to work/school whenever you're sick etc. The professionals are always going to be working on vaccines and treatments, that's the job of the pharmaceutical companies. The hysteria just helps expedite it because it shows a demand in the market for a fix, but drug companies are always working to fight seasonal flu's and new viruses all the time, preemptively and preventatively. The reaction we're seeing from everyone right now (general population and professional pharmaceuticals) is preventative because this is something "new" that they didn't see coming.

Bottled water, hand sanitizer, face masks, clorox wipes, etc. selling out right now is a little ridiculous. That isn't necessarily how the general population should react. Just need to maintain the general good hygienic habits, you know, the usual.

Any canceled events are still in our personal health interest and at the end of the day they're personal decisions made by the companies, for them and us. It's similar to not going to work because you're "feeling" sick. The boss shouldn't get upset at you, if you were trying to avoid getting all the rest of your coworkers sick. Even if nobody would've gotten sick had you actually been there. Because you weren't actually sick, you were just "feeling" sick.

 

[Mudit Shwarma]

Haha. Come from the abyss, go into the abyss. We're all free to choose how to live and die as safe or unsafe as we want.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

I don't care what happens. I mean, gaming wise.

As long as I get my Animal Crossing + Persona this month I'm good. Cyberpunk better not get another delay!

For hardware, fuck next gen consoles. If I get a 3080 Ti then I'm good.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Thanks China. Hope you're happy cocksuckers.

Is not their fault of China.

and for me happy if they delay Xbox series x and ps5 for the next year.

 

[Kenpachii]

Haha. Come from the abyss, go into the abyss. We're all free to choose how to live and die as safe or unsafe as we want.

And that type of attitude is exactly why people hoard stuff up.

Hey i live my life man. If i get the coronavirus i will visit every crowded place with people because i gotta party as hard as possible before i go out with a bang.

Rip 30 other people.

The same logic from some streamer i was looking at the other day. Shit my wife is getting sick and there is corona detected in this area. Maybe we should fly back to our house at the other side of the globe before we cant leave the country anymore..

But but maybe u should visit a doctor first or call up? hell no better to get back before its real we will deal there with it then.

Meanwhile rip tons of other people.

People are so fucking dumb and irresponsible that a deadly virus could spread ridiculous fast and nobody knows when the next spanish flu sits around the corner or what the death toll of the new virus is. Because all those statics could be total bullshit by governments, do you honestly trust china in telling you how many there are infected? i don't. They could drop the numbers ridiculous hard to stop mass panic.

What people do see is that stuff is getting cancelled in there countries and shit sprayed everywhere in towns over the virus and that makes it very real for them.

So i would say, hoarding and protecting yourself isn't the dumbest thing to do, because if it does spread and becomes a issue nothing is there anymore at that point and u are to late. Now obviously u could also take it to far but yea.

Saying mass panic of a simple half arsed flu virus that does barely anything is ridiculous, i disagree on that one. I rather have people prepare themselves as much as possible which also prevents spreading at the end of the day.

 

[Mudit Shwarma]

And that type of attitude is exactly why people hoard stuff up.

Saying mass panic of a simple half arsed flu virus that does barely anything is ridiculous, i disagree on that one. I rather have people prepare themselves as much as possible which also prevents spreading at the end of the day.

I hear you brother. But I think you might have missed a lot of the points I've said throughout this thread. Especially my first couple of posts. I understand the importance of hysteria/mass panic and also the lack thereof among different people.