Quote Originally Posted by gozzie321 View Post
This is the dilemma, many will lose their jobs, and we have a society which relies heavily on credit. Mental health is already a problem, for many, this I believe, will be a tipping point.
Ok but why would those suicides matter? If there are less suicides than there are deaths from cancer, from flu, from car crashes or any other arbitrary statistic you care to cite, surely that means they are not important?

I'm trying to be provocative but not insensitive. I know the problems caused by the virus are very real and the problems created for posters on this thread sadden me. If it makes any difference to you, I'm under lockdown right now, I've also lost a lucrative contract due to the virus, I am persona non grata at most airports in the world, and can only leave my house to go to the supermarket or the pharmacy. You're also right about the levels of personal debt in the UK although that's a whole other conversation.

This virus is creating chaos because of the potential for damage to everybody if it's not contained. When you see authoritarian regimes like the Chinese government, who are not exactly snowflakes, locking down cities bigger than London and taking a substantial hit to GDP, you know it's serious.