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The fact is, it's not at all a simple matter to attribute a cause of death to one thing, unless it's really obvious (e.g., hit on the head by a falling piano). If someone's area is hit by a hurricane, and because of delays they fail to get their usual medical treatment for kidney disease, is...

I think the precautions Disney is taking are smart, responsible and well done, and it's true that if we had things somewhat under control, it'd be a good idea to open. The problem is, when the virus is raging out of control, it starts to become advisable to shut down even things that are...

If we want to get the economy rolling again, case numbers matter a lot, not just death rate. It doesn't matter to a tourist that the person they get the virus from is young and healthy. For better or worse, in this country a lot of the wealth is concentrated in the older population, and many...

Around here, stores are pretty strict -- you have to wear a mask -- but they're also really accommodating. Want to drop things off at the door for repair, then pay over the phone and come pick it up from the door again? No problem. Want to order fresh produce and have it waiting for you with...

I'm afraid we can't wait for empirical studies to implement measures. There are ethical principles that prevent scientists from deliberately exposing people to the virus. Ideally you'd have 1000 people in a space, some of them infected, and then measure different amounts of masks, different...

I know not everyone is like me, but I'd actually be much more likely to go to tourism spots if there were reasonable precautions. I'm only going to local businesses, dental places, etc. if they have made modifications where it's helpful for social distancing/etc. Businesses claiming there's no...

This situation probably wouldn't occur, but I'd go even if it were only partially open (fewer parks, fewer experiences, shorter hours), as long as I knew we were immune to the virus (vaccine/etc.) and couldn't spread it to others. Not sure how that would happen, but my main concern is getting...

It's funny, but the longer this goes on, the more I sort of daydream about being back at Disney. I want to start planning my next vacation (which would have been coming up soon), deciding on hotels, etc. I would definitely be willing to go even if it were half shut down. But I don't think I'd...

Maybe I'm overly idealistic, but I believe that most people are in a fairly sensible middle ground over these things, rather than either threatening revolution over restrictions or cowering in the basement. I think it's possible that in a few weeks, maybe a bit more, things will start to become...

A state can't mandate home learning if it's done via computer and a proportion of kids don't have computers or internet access. It used to be that they could go to the library to do those things, but where I am, those are also closed. Requiring distance learning would make the inequality that...

If I knew I would have a very mild case, and my family too, I would just want to get this flipping thing and stay home and isolate for several weeks so as to not pass it to anyone else. Then when Disney opened again, we'd go and feel invincible. (We'd probably get the flu, haha.) At this...

If (that's a big "if" of course) I were sure it was safe/approved by CDC, I'd be willing to go to WDW with a lot of stuff closed. Presumably there'd be lower crowds so I feel like it would be worth it. Plus I'd just be happy to do something fun and normal. I wish we knew for sure that once...

It's not crazy to think, why not just let this run its course because the cure is worse than the disease. But I think the idea is that if this runs completely rampant, everything will basically shut down anyway. It's not like a bunch of old people will just quietly go off and die while the...

I don't know about elsewhere, but things here are snowballing, and we don't even have that many cases yet. Meetings/classes/gatherings are being cancelled or made virtual all over. Just a week ago everyone was saying "business as usual, folks!" and that has rapidly changed. It is...

One factor is refunds. Does Disney give you a break if you cancel packages, reservations, etc. last minute because of illness? (I don't know because I've been lucky enough to not be sick.) My impression is that they don't, right? So I can imagine someone saying, "welp, I have a fever, but...

Where are these panickers? Everyone I know seems to think it's a sign of intelligence to be nonchalant about it. But the idea is that the virus hasn't been that bad *because* governments, groups and individuals are (or should be) taking steps to try to prevent the spread. Many governments and...

So I think everything has pretty much been said at this point, but I'll throw another comment in. I am a SW fan who liked the OT enough to hang posters around my apartment, etc. When it came out, I was dying to see Phantom Menace and was shocked with how it didn't live up to the originals. I...

To be fair, I don't think the fact that DHS is currently overrun exactly negates the criticisms people had of GE. The fact is, this excitement didn't happen until RotR opened. If anything, I think the current excitement validates at least some of the criticism -- that the rest of GE is a bit...

One thought about why the land may have not been an overwhelming success yet is the premise that we want to visit a world out of the Star Wars universe as ourselves. Didn't Universal try this at first with Harry Potter? To be realistic, the park guests were called muggles -- since obviously...

The problem with telling people with anxiety "just don't ride" is that avoidance is generally not a good anxiety solution. For instance, lots of people are afraid of flying but they just grit their teeth and do it because they need to get somewhere. Generally this is seen as a good thing...