[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by jfman

You’ve got absolutely no evidence to support your hunch that these measures are having no effect on the outcome. Indeed, we’ve the entire capitalist system betting billions that it will.

Herd immunity is just Darwinism. You’re proposing to let people die to everyone left over doesn’t have the disease. We could extend that principle to plenty of illnesses - yet don’t.

I think you're being a bit harsh on OB. He isn't personally proposing herd immunity at all. It's a well discussed approach to pandemic "management" and it is one logical method for eradicating disease, albeit at the possible expense of some lives. And yes - Darwinism.