Updated 211020
CV1. Safety, CV2. Humor, CV3. Misinformation CV4. Politics, CV6. Language, CV9. Arts, CV12 Personal, Gin, Sanitizer, CV16. Unintended Consequences, CV17. Uncertainty, CV18. Contradictions, CV19. Treatments & Vaccination (Anti), Magical Thinking
CV1. Safety: True Claim: CDC States Fabric Masks Are Crisis Response When Other Supplies Exhausted. Like sanitizer is better than nothing, and will at least decrease infecting others and maybe let more effective masks reach medical personnel.
CV2. Humor: The Comedy Routine America Needs Right Now: the Cuomo Brothers Return to Prime Time. Undoubtedly this will be criticized and possibly misinterpreted (Poe’s Law).
CV4. Politics: Americans Divided as States Postpone Abortions over Coronavirus. Some is probably using CV for a Prolife agenda, others for the actual risk of CV in surgery. There are likely to be more unsafe abortion that are inherently more risky and likely to spread infections. Hospitals Ban Spouses from Delivery Rooms over Coronavirus Concerns. She’s on the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coronavirus. She’s Also Nine Months Pregnant.
CV6. Language: Orwellian manipulation of language can cause harm. Trump Says He's Pulling Back from Calling Novel Coronavirus the China Virus, G7 Statement Scrapped after U.S. Insisted Coronavirus Be Called "Wuhan Virus", =3= 200322-2C, possibly taking deflection of blame too far, China Will Lift Lockdown on Wuhan April 8th CV02. Bolsonaro Calls Coronavirus Lockdown in Brazil's Major Cities a 'Crime', 201228-CV29.
CV9. Arts: Logos are commercial art that communicate more than just being a brand, and altering them can give a new meaning [Altered Logo =2= =3=]. McDonald's Changes Golden Arches Logo amid Coronavirus Outbreak.
CV12. Personal: Went into town today to do some needed errands that I have been saving to do all in a single trip. Some places were locked but had a phone number to call, one being overly cautious refusing to open the door though I stayed 6 feet away and was masked, but did take my contact information. Otherwise, area looked pretty much the same. Traffic about the same unless one noticed it was all local traffic. Parking lots to public trails and beaches were all locked. The grocery store had controlled access and had blue tape of floor to keep social distance, but the tap was ignored. The cashiers were all wearing self made masks, wear(ing) gloves and using cloths, with a light chlorine solution, to wipe down surfaces. No sanitizer =2= or one time use wipes for customers, probably due to the shortage. No sneeze shields for fresh produce. Noted that young people ignored social distancing, gathered in groups, touch and close proximity. It is unusual to see so many young people, but then school is closed and likely employment they held is shut down. Gas has dropped a dollar and one gas station is now closed.
CV16. Unintended Consequences: Unanticipated, Sequala, Intended Chaos, Aftermath, Iatrogenic, Backlash, good and bad. Coronavirus Feared Delivering Double Blow to Modern Slaves in Britain. Harmful unintended consequences are more likely in crisis wicked problems where draconian measures become necessary. Draconian measures, by definition, are harmful triage decisions in mass casualty situations where there are no answers that will allow all to survive, and treatment and protection are considered worse than the problem. POST COLLECTIO: Calling something draconian usually neglects the facts, that if not taken the situation will become worse, that if more mild measures had been implemented sooner and continued in effect longer, then more stringent measures would not be needed. Coronavirus Social Distancing Upended My Autistic Son's World. Here's How We're Coping.
CV17. Uncertainty: Behavior when there is uncertainty or creating the illusion of certainty. Conspiracy theory, Magical thinking, Paradigm persistence despite evidence it is wrong. Louisiana Pastor Defies Coronavirus Order, Draws over 1K People to Services. Obviously blurs with religion, biopolitics, disinformation and other categories. Also, one can’t avoid insulting people when commenting on topics related to identity which is often associated with risky behavior. In fact, in conditions of uncertainty identity can be more important than risks of adhering to an identity.
CV18. Contradictions: Inconsistent behaviors, narratives, and information that are incompatible are frequent in biocrisis, possibly influenced by spinning and other information manipulation, or the possibility that indeed to things are happening that logically cannot be simultaneous. COVID-19 Cases Rising Rapidly in the U.S., From New York City to St. Augustine, Fever Charting Shows Social Distancing May Be Breaking the Chain of Coronavirus Infections. Finding the explanation for apparent paradox can be insightful and informative for parademic forecasting. In this case neither are valid as there are insufficient tests available for meaningful statistics. Fever is not necessarily indicative of CV because of incubation but shedding the virus; the possibility of a second wave especially with the possibility of reinfection and easing up on social distancing too soon; mild or asymptomatic cases, and how the fever information is collected. Likely these are conflicting narratives that CV is an accelerating threat, and that CV decelerating threat. New York Notes Dizzying COVID-19 Numbers as Trump Mulls Lifting Restrictions Soon.
CV19. Treatments & Vaccination (Anti): A 100% COVID-19 Cure. No, Chloroquine Effectiveness Only Anecdotal. A Fake Pandemic: Anti Vaxxers Are Spreading Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories, Mother Jones.
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