You bloody racist, I will declare this post ! (just kidding of course; you're welcome). We work as much as possible at home, vital services and workers activity are maintained (like food and gas transportation, food stores, groceries, gas stations, garages, pharmacists, limited medical services..). We are allowed to walk our dogs and can go out shopping for food or a short walk. All other shops closed down. It's a bit shitty but I guess it's necessary. We manage reasonably to have phone meetings with our suppliers and customers as well as with colleagues.
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Weren't these the guys that said all was OK just before the crisis in 2008 ? Pfffff, never believe a banker, especially I'd not take for granted anything that comes from Goldman Sachs.
There's a powerpoint indicated somewhere in this thread, sound and factual, read it if you got some time.
I mean at this point finger pointing doesn't matter. Hindsight will always be what it is. We will only be able to blame ourselves for being human and letting human nature get the best of here. From all the books that have been written or movies is this life imitating art or vice versa? The time for philosophical debates has come and gone. You can't trust the masses to do what's right for the masses. Shelter in place and remember to be kind to others. Mandates are coming on local and federal levels. It might be slow, but it will ramp up very quickly. Social media and electronic communications might slow for awhile because in addition to social distancing in real life, we may just be the biggest threat to each other by doing the very thing I'm doing now.
Well...when the so-called leaders prioritize their reputations and the holy dollar before lives, that's what you get. The pandemic numbers are clear evidence of those being the FIRST priority (in first critical weeks) vs. preparation and proactive measures that put lives and health as first priority above all. Only when it's too late or nearly too late do so-called leaders pivot to the second priority (with many doing so in an effort to rescue the first priority). IMO, YMMV, etc.
