Originally Posted by
Visconti
Consider the following:
2004 - SARS
2008 - Avian
2010 - Swine
2012 - Mers
2014 - Ebola
2016 - Zika
2018 - Ebola
2020 - Now, Corona
In addition to all of the above, I can't even recount all the other "dire" needs we were briefed on. Perhaps, the Coronavirus is different? Even then, I just don't feel the sense of fear and urgency, because, as they say, I've been around the block so many times. While anything is possible and this "may" prove as or more catastrophic than the Experts are predicting, my experience has been that "this time it's different" are the four most expensive words in history.
There is an often used expression. I think it goes "Past results do not guarantee future performance" or words to that effect. And of course the other ones were different than this in important ways. But those are like, details. But in addition, the other ones were greatly mitigated not by chance, but because people took appropriate measure to keep them from doing the most damage. But other than those details, yeah, all the same. Sort of liked getting bumped by a shopping cart is like getting bumped by a bus.