BruceVC

One of the positive outcomes I hope to see at the end of this virus in a new world that has recovered from the egregious health and economic consequences is a vast reduction to lazy, repetitive and inaccurate fake news or just people repeating baseless conspiracy theories I am not referring to you as we have had chats about your views and what you mean but I mean for example people denying certain irrefutable facts about this virus and how it spread For example there are 2 irrefutable facts about this virus that we have discussed before but just to reiterate Its genesis is from the China, its comes from the exotic wildlife markets. It was never the intention to create or spread the virus of the Chinese government but that doesn't change the facts. The Chinese government did know about how these types of viruses can spread from animals to humans and have only now closed down their exotic animal markets The Chinese government mishandled the initial outbreak in Wuhan for the first month and one of there failures was not providing all the information accurately they knew about the virus or the local Chinese provincial leadership denied its true danger. Anyway that meant the world was about 4 weeks behind the actual nature of this virus. China has subsequently addressed this and does have an effective strategy to stop the spread which they are happy to share and do share with the global community, China is also offering resources to help countries and countries like South Africa are prudently utilizing the Chinese assistance But China has a real responsibility around the creation and spread of this virus which shouldn't and cannot be denied. This doesnt absolve any specific government of not following the CDC and WHO advice and approach to dealing with the spread and having resources like PPE for there healthcare people

After a thrilling and truly amazing gaming experience in RDR2 I am now playing Vampyr and its good fun. I am trying to be a nice Vampire where reasonable but I will happily chomp anyone who annoys me

Some good news, latest season of Ozark on Netflix

We have had our first 2 deaths in SA...as it has been demonstrated in almost all Democracies there are people being dismissive of the principle of self-quarantine and what the lock down means but generally people are trying to adhere to the new virus regulations I never thought I would ever say this but China has one major advantage to most countries and Democracies, the citizens listen to the state and there are real consequences for ignoring the state. Anyway we cannot change certain fundamental realities of freedom of choice and what this means to all of us so we just have to see how things unfold and realize we are in this together as citizens and your actions can have outcomes Be safe

I watched that interview and found it particularly egregious, nonsensical and insensitive... the LG was literally suggesting he has met old people who are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the future of the economy and there children and grandchildren....I find that hard to believe and its basically illogical. Which elderly person would be prepared to end there life in defense of this metaphorical and nebulous ultimate sacrifice called the " Economy "

I think you are referring to stock buyback choices some companies did, not shareholder\dividend payouts and yes its unethical as it utilizes extra money to artificially boost the share price when in fact extra money should be kept in a fund for exact;y this type of crisis where workers/staff may need to paid for 3 months but they arent able to generate revenue Paying out dividends now is just silly and massive waste of capital considering the reality of the global economy

Very strange to not at least postpone ....the Olympics and 2020 WC in Qatar will both be postponed so Im surprised any government cant wait a few months for some election

South Africa goes into " full lock-down" on Thursday, I am preparing myself for doing my own housework and seeing what customer work I can do remotely, obviously I will be following the rules of self-isolation. Only essential services will be open like other countries, lets just keep everyone updated as we see things unfold in our respective regions

Okay so far South Africa we have started getting the ball rolling in doing as much as is reasonably possible around our correct country response Weekly updates from government based on proven, global information on the Virus from the likes of WHO and CDC Daily discussions across the media on correct virus prevention and general understandings of how the virus works We have established a quarantine center for anyone who comes back from countries like China We have passed legislation that will allow us to prosecute anyone who is openly dismissive of the virus and refuses to adhere to best practice

I can understand your frustration but its not that bad, remember Trump won in 2016 due to a series of events and misunderstood and ignored frustration of some Americans But why dont you support Biden, I think I will.....Im not completely excited but I am sure I will feel later

Yes, you right...of course all of us outside the USA will be also "voting " I am not 100 % sure who I will vote for. I may not vote if I cant align with a candidate

Hi Guys Do our American members know who you going to vote for? Can you guys share so we can discuss any considerations I remember one of the times I asked this and most people said there vote was confidential but I am hoping after the tumultuous last few years we have all had I am sure this wont be a problem....I feel closer to you guys now and something like a possible vote should be a easy discussion

Volo its good to compliment and recognize your PM, no need to apologize

Volo how do define " over reaction " when people die? Is it really an over reaction when its your grandparents who get very sick? I see Trudeau's wife has now got Coronavirus https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51860702

This is a very controversial but relevant point, should any public service work be allowed and or staff be exposed to the virus without the correct protective gear? The Chinese didnt care and sent thousands of there public sector employees into provinces that had the virus....Im divided and ambiguous about this one. I do think certain public sector staff must still do there job even without protective gear, this virus has a low mortality rate and certain processes and work still needs to be done . So the general work that security forces and health professionals do must continue

You right about this, for once your occasional cynicism is correct Im afraid

Oh I like Skazz , sorry if I seemed harsh

This is a realistic but concerning post because I think most states are going to go the same way if we look at Italy and South Korea

They will definitely have a vaccine for this going forward but we didnt create it , its an evolution of an animal virus which is now in human form

I am really enjoying your honesty and views, you can be sometimes difficult to understand which is why I generally ask you directly or use links so you can see what I am saying is based on real facts and or a " real " story ( sometimes the link can be wrong which is rare but it can happen ) ...but you make me laugh

Dont be a hater, in life I learnt that we shouldnt use the lowest possible common denominator of the implementation of something to judge future iterations and models ...lets be positive

Nah, not really. You see you are correct that we have had this debate many times but its the same debate around what we define as " important RPG components " that come up all the time like " number of races\classes, spells usage, crafting, instra-travel restrictions " ....the list goes on and on in many debates. Romance will never go away as an optional extra because for Romancers it adds to an important and realistic component to interaction with your party members. I like interacting and getting to know my party members, its part of my RP experience and I want to be able to Romance them if I want to ....nothing unusual about that ? So when we all finally agree that Romance should be a optional player choice but mandatory component in all RPG,that have party based interaction , only then will the debate end

I am very excited about BG3, BG2 ToB is my favorite RPG of all time so this game is going to be a definite purchase for me Do we know if there will be Romance, there should be if Larian Studios wants to be true to original general themes of previous games. My concern is Larian Studios is not known for Romance so I am not sure how immersive and worthwhile any Romance arcs would be ?

I am sure you are joking about the USA creating this virus, we already know where its genesis is and what created it It exists and spread to humans from an animal form of the virus and was created due to the exotic and wild animals that some Chinese eat and comes from there wildlife markets which the Chinese government has now outlawed and made trading in exotic animals as illegal.....finally, well done Chine https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/01/china-bans-wildlife-trade-after-coronavirus-outbreak/ I hope Ktchong is okay, I assume he eats exotic animals in sympathy and support of China

We all make predictions or have views based on real, historical and anecdotal evidence so it would be normal to assume " a Trump presidency wont be so bad ", also it hasnt been all bad especially around the economic output But I do think a Biden presidency will be fine and an overall improvement for the status of the USA if you compare Biden to Trump