I just had a quick look at one of the comment threads on that subreddit and glad I went no further. I don't fancy paying for a new laptop. Or window.
One of these days I will find an hour or so to type up how I feel about the handling of the pandemic - by both Scottish and UK Government. But it pains me to see that some people reckon that "if the pubs opened 3 weeks later" or "we had another short full lockdown" everything would be fine 'n' dandy.
I am surprised at this mindset of it all, surpress the virus and it'll be gone yet if people look at the bigger picture, in my opinion surpress it so much it will be out in the woods once more, maybe the should just let nature runs it course?
I personally don't have an answer to it but to me it just seems when we hear politicians speak of following the science, then surely at least part of that science would say doing it this one way is not going to help but other than cause more flare ups and locking down won't help either?
I know people speak of the swedish approach but it seems to an extent as far as I have heard (as I have family there), they are close to normal but are at least cautious.
However I have came across this as I wrote above so I do wonder with this talk of a "mini" lockdown they have took it from there:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/23/sweden-shifts-no-lockdown-strategy/ (paywall)
Sweden's state epidemiologist has said that he is now willing to recommend lockdown measures such as school closures, and strict limits to the size of gatherings -- so long as they are only imposed locally and for three weeks at a time....
Unlike other countries, Sweden has gone it alone and resisted a lockdown
www.independent.co.uk
The country’s health minister signalled earlier this month the government is keen to avoid national restrictions.
“It’s very important that we have quick and local response to hit down the virus without making restrictions for the whole country,” Lena Hallengren said.