All good stuff and true. I have my CISSP as well. But this information is going to go over most peoples heads. They just don’t care or have the basic technical background to understand any of it.

Fire and Blood reads like a history book.  I enjoyed it, but if you're looking for a compelling story, that ain't it.  Gives you a fantastic insight into the Targaryen's and how the dragons were though.

you guys really need to take a deep breath and relax.  I know you don't give a fuck about foreign interference or data privacy.  We all know it was just an excuse to channel your displeasure.  But you should really look into what Chinese owned TikTok does with your data.  You can't just take the opposite stance of Trump because you feel inclined to.

I’m not denying that mask mitigate transmission, but they’re not shields. Both the WHO and CDC have published and immediately retracted articles that say the virus is spread via aerosols, or it’s airborne for the layman. Masks protect spreading via droplets of fluid, which was the big distinction we were told was the primary method of transmission. Some experts, and those parroted by the media, claimed the virus wasn’t an aerosol. This is the same time they announced spread through physical contact was less likely than we were told in March.

If this thing is aerosol primarily, masks aren’t doing shit. We couldn’t breathe through them if they did. Enjoy wearing that N-95 everywhere. Again, one study showed 85% of infected patients wore the mask.

If your expectation is that people can be commanded to wear the mask “perfectly”, that’s not happening. And if it’s aerosol, masks have a negligible effect. Especially with the reality of how people wear masks in practice.

No vaccine exists yet, so no one can say for certain. I know some new techniques are being proposed. But in a traditional vaccine, the body develops antibodies to a weakened or dead virus. If the article Atari posted is indeed accurate, there’s no reason to believe antibodies from a vaccine would last longer than the antibodies developed through natural infection.

No body but the exception is cheering this thing on or wishing people to die. But we have information on who’s most vulnerable to this thing. It’s not normal people under 60. It’s the extreme elderly and people with serious medical issues. In the US, people 60-70 have a 99.5% survival rate. People our age are all but immune to its worst effects unless you have the aforementioned extreme illness. Picking ones and twos out of hundreds of thousands is not a illustrative example.

I wear my mask and try to wash it weekly. Most people aren’t. I social distance as requested, but I’m also out supporting local restaurants and businesses to keep them alive. I was fortunate enough to not be impacted by the economy. I kept my job and have worked from my home office the past 7 months. I’m lucky. A lot of people aren’t and are suffering. The damage the shut downs caused their personal lives may never recover. Children are badly missing the socialization they absolutely need by being in school. The quality of their education is being hindered. Funerals and weddings aren’t happening.

How long do we keep this going?  When do we focus measures on the vulnerable and allow the rest of us to live our lives?  No one wants to have that discussion.  This entire thing had been politicized regardless of your personal feelings. You can’t even discuss the science and evidence behind it without being assailed as some nutter. No questioning of the declared orthodoxy is permissible.

This is a question that has to be answered. Because a vaccine may never come. We get to have a discussion before we indefinitely lock our doors and hide  until being afraid is no longer an excuse to ruin lives unchallenged.