I am hearing wildly varying opinions on the severity of the covid-19 situation.
It seems like the general conversation here on HN has been much more doom and gloom than some other places.
Anyone have opinions on why that is?
Possibly the higher than normal concentration of members here on the West Coast?
Maybe the general tendency of people with stronger opinions on a topic to comment on threads about that topic?
Obviously there's a chance the concerns raised here are of the proper severity and everyone else is just under-reacting, but it also seems entirely possible that this is already way more widely spread than people realize and the percentages are just skewed because most people wouldn't bother going to the doctor for a cold.
It seems like the general conversation here on HN has been much more doom and gloom than some other places.
Anyone have opinions on why that is?
Possibly the higher than normal concentration of members here on the West Coast?
Maybe the general tendency of people with stronger opinions on a topic to comment on threads about that topic?
Obviously there's a chance the concerns raised here are of the proper severity and everyone else is just under-reacting, but it also seems entirely possible that this is already way more widely spread than people realize and the percentages are just skewed because most people wouldn't bother going to the doctor for a cold.
I guess we'll find out one way or another...