Ciao Gloom, Devil's Plaintiff, As the coronavirus takes grip in Italy, now, in my immediate area...
Issues locally are ... -- Death rate in Italy are looking High (higher than Iran) mainly because people live very long in Italy; and birth rate is low... result is Higher mortality in vulnerable aged populations. -- All schools are closed to the middle of month. -- Many towns in Lombardy are on lock-down under virtual martial law. Economically that is a disaster as the North is the centre of net production Italy. -- The virus is fulminate, but largely silent, for most infected recover without a beep. Detection is a cornerstone that is likely already uncontrolled (not sure). Some broader issue are ... -- Is Italy just detecting it better than the rest of Western Europe? Italy started screening & sequestration early. -- Is the virus so dispersed yet it is unstoppable? Detection is difficult because you can't test everyone. Most people *don't display marked symptoms* . -- Would it be better to switch from sequestration resourcing to palliative care? Let the society continue economic activity regardless? I'd say the issue with your alternative advocacy is simply exposure, reach. One needs more than a TW. One needs a way to get it read. Best wishes TT On Sunday, 1 March 2020 07:10:13 UTC+1, A Gloom wrote: > > I shall play advocatus diaboli > > >> Definitely true. BUT our commune in Italy delivered in the postbox a >> pamphlet yesterday about precautions with the virus. >> > > TW could be delivered via USB external memory devices or CD/DVD-- in this > country, more of a change someone paying attention to such than a pamphlet > which would be ignored like junk mail. > > >> So WHAT would be the added value of TW unless thousands can find it on >> quick search? >> > > Internet may not always be available-- especially if unrest is involved-- > the plug on the Internet may get pulled-- Iran, Kashmir, China, Arab > Spring... > > and Internet search results can lead to the wrong sources... > > and would ppl select sources from social media and pop culture icons over > authoritative sources... I don't know if you noticed the growing distrust > in instittutions by the general public? > > and a TW for CoV could be easily be passed around with or without the > Internet > > I could see its relevance IF an EXPERT in coronaviris made a TW about it. >> As a public announcement system it seems a dead duck. >> > > see point above-- you may be fooling yourself if you think an expert would > make ppl listen more-- experts would just be needed initiately to ensure > the info is accurate but social engineering would be needed to spread it-- > pop cultrure icons and outlets, social media so ppl will spread it for you > just like their spreading the virus-- a new approach to goin viral > > perhaps reverse psychiatry-- the government don't want you to read it-- > everyone will read it then : P > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/6b545250-99a7-4780-9837-ffd75cecc80a%40googlegroups.com.
