How we approach the virus is no longer about whether you or I will get sick. It’s about whether we’re going to get our parents sick. Because if our parents get sick, then not only are they the most fragile cases, but the world stays on lockdown. And if the world stays locked down, then millions will starve.
In other words, if we can save the Boomers, we can save the world.
How do we save the Boomers? Starting from today, let’s adopt the mindset of someone who believes they are already sick. If you look at the numbers, there’s a non-negligible chance that you’re already sick and asymptomatic anyway. Concretely speaking, instead of sanitizing your hands after touching the door handle, you need to sanitize the door handle for the next person. Instead of avoiding restaurants because you’re afraid of getting germs, consider if you risk getting the servers sick.
Once again: you and I are probably going to be fine. But our parents might not be. And if our parents get sick, the whole world suffers.
When – not if, but when – your city goes on lockdown, I implore you to please stay in the city. Don’t take your germs to the countryside where there are lots of elderly and few hospitals. Go to the store on your parents’ behalf. Do everything you can to minimize their exposure.
But… there’s an easier, simpler, solution.
If everyone non-critical in the world stays home for 2 weeks, we can seriously curb this virus and give our medical staff valuable time to catch up.
That’s why I’m proposing…