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from the lockdowns-were-supposed-to-be-just-one-part-of-defense-at-depth dept.
Economists warn of 'widespread costs' from lockdown:
Blanket restrictions on economic activity should be lifted and replaced with measures targeted specifically at groups most at risk, say economists.
[...] They argue that while the extent to which the lockdown contributed to a subsequent slowing in the rate of new infections and deaths is not easy to estimate precisely, it seems clear that it did contribute to these public health objectives.
However, they say it is "very far from clear" whether keeping such tight restrictions in place for three months until the end of June when they began to be lifted was warranted, given the large costs. They say that the costs of carrying on with such a lockdown are likely to have become significantly greater than its benefits.
Debate over the global dilemma continues.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 01 2020, @08:13AM
SN records a hash of your IP which remains the same. With a little work TMB can determine your actual IP. They like to obfuscate that fact, but they do admit the reality so it isn't super shady. Admins and editors get to see that IP hash so they can tell which AC posts come from same users. Gotta use a VPN or TOR if you want to evade TMB's abusive behavior. At least the other admins and editors keep him in line for the most part, but son't fall for their idealism in the about page.