8 April

They did it 100 years ago. They didn't even have many communications technologies to stay in contact with one another or be entertained. They were resilient. And they went hard, and early, and in multiple layers, and sustained it. Tonight's headlines show retailers and banks pushing to re-open trade, the NRL wants to start again in May. Again, it's only been a few weeks and already people are acting like the real problem here is loss of business. The Spanish Flu crippled society for 3 years. They survived and led to us. We need some backbone. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/3/24/21188121/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-1918-spanish-flu