Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Mr_Unstoppable]

@Mr_Unstoppable

I’m really tired of people trying to show how fair and balanced and calm they can be. These takes are bullshit. So many Facebook posts that boil down to “lol at these people freaking out, unlike me and my family who are doing the appropriate amount of stocking up of essentials with just the right amount of concern”

Also like if you say one horrible thing about the coronavirus you must balance it with one good thing. You can just say a million people are going to die without also mentioning that it might die out during the summer months with hotter weather.

Like one of my coworkers was telling me earlier that the coronavirus was created in a lab to kill and control the Chinese population but also its spread just like the flu so wash your hands and you’ll be fine.

Facebook update from this coworker…

Regardless of how you stand on the COVID-19, the real threat to our society will be economic as small to mid-size businesses across the nation close down because you are staying indoors. Watch as your local eateries shut down, the coffee shop you love, the florist, your massage place, that boutique you love to shop at, the day care center you use to use, or the neighborhood gym.

And what’s worse, those who work there will no longer be able to afford their rent. They rely on you to for their day to day lively hood. Watch as your friends in services industries now have no where to live. And it’s not just food services.

See the $10 you tip your server at a restaurant you went to last night then gets spent by that server to buy their coffee, bagel, and tip the barista-owner. That $10 then goes to the daycare their kid is in. And that $10 goes to pay for that daycare owners groceries for the kids at the local corner store. Then that $10 gets spent by the corner store owner to pay the rent of their store. This is known as the multiplier effect of money in local economies.

So that $10 you tipped has a $50 impact on the local economy. And when you remove that $10 at scale, it will be devastating.

On average, 48% of money spent at local businesses gets recirculated into the local economy where as only 14% gets recirculated when you buy from a chain (walmart, costco, amazon). Local businesses NEEEEED your money or the whole thing falls apart.

So please, if you do feel like you need to stay home please shop from local independent grocery stores. Order to-go from local places you eat from. Don’t stop getting coffee from the shop down the street.

Don’t use Amazon, Costco, Walmart for deliveries right now. They don’t need your money. Your friends and neighbors do. Avoid large crowds, wash your hands. But don’t remove yourself from the local economy.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck these people. yeah thanks dick head as you were running laughing at everybody last week i decided to keep my mouth shut and not try to warn people about what is coming because of people like you, and now this fucking guy is going around telling my friends to spend their money like nothing is happening while im planning for the restaurant to get shut down in the next few days. fucking joke.