Something that's unnerving to me is how casual talk of the ICU has become, as if the prospect of landing there is just a normal part illness, as opposed to an extreme intervention b/c something's catastrophically wrong.

What's next, just chatting about how much space is free at the morgue?

Also, imagine if this virus primarily affected children and people focused on comorbidities of kids who died.

"Tragic, okay, but he had asthma and she had type-1 diabetes. The third kid is just fine."

"There's no need for temporary, strict measures that deprive the rest of the population of some freedom. We can't let the economy suffer any longer, businesses are on the brink.

There are plenty of open beds in the PICU and many more kids are recovering than are dying."