It still bugs me even though I'm an introvert. Part of what makes my hermit lifestyle possible is people not being introverts. They keep the infrastructure going.
I'm an over-the-road truck driver wishing I could be home with all my supplies because I knew this day would come and people are reacting exactly how I thought they would and that's the scary part but I'm out here to thousand miles away from home trying to make sure the gears keep turning and much-needed life savings products get to the store shelves
They say on a good day a full collapse is only 72 hours away after the truck stop. Good news is the government suspended a lot of the regulations on hours of service so trucks can get the products where they are needed in the most efficient time possible.
If you have to go out and interact with people at least try and protect yourself (and others). There is respirator shortage everywhere except China right now but you can make a DIY face mask or ask someone to make it. It won't protect 100% but it's much better than nothing. It will definitely lower the transmission rate.
"Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after a pandemic will seem inadequate." - Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2007. I think this is a really important quote to put in your video next Monday. It's a. Really powerful sentence, also linking other resources and videos from other UA-camrs. Those who may be doctors or those who can explain the science/math behind this epidemic. Plus social anxiety/isolation and such.
Also every day of delay is making it much worse: ua-cam.com/video/mCa0JXEwDEk/v-deo.html medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
I was called a racist, fascist and worse for taking a bit more stuff from the store in the past month. Didn't expect to get forced inside or anything (I can still go to the store and they still have plenty things), but I didn't have to go out last week when panic hit the stores. I am glad I ignored people and I'm glad I have extra stuff to keep me from going to the store too often
Yep. Also, it looks like to me you aren't getting news from the world, since in Italy we have been going through this for a while and even the most uninformed bloke on the street can tell you what he told here.
Italian here. We underestimated the virus at first and as a result the first wave of contagion hit us pretty hard. Those villages and cities that got it first a few weeks ago are now completely shut down and will stay like that for at least another week, probably more. As Joe said the real issue with this epidemic is the number of people who are going to need intensive care - the numbers right now show that it happens to about 10% of the infected. Pair that with a substantial rate of contagion and you realize hospitals can get overwhelm pretty quickly. At that point people with other injuries will be also at risk. You guys play safe and stay at home
Bat Fink why would they? Most governments, local and national, are declaring states of emergency left and right, which include keeping basic services working. That includes pest control. This may be the end of capitalism, or whatever (and that may include mass tourism and travel, for reasons I probably won’t have to elaborate on), but hopefully it isn’t the end of civilization and modern urban life as we know it.
I find it funny, that some of the the extrovert keep insisting on having group meetings to discuss countermeasures to the situation, it's like they can't help themselves.
@@MsCateStar I was homeschooled until this year. I did half a freshman year of highschool. I really picked a shit year for trying my hand at public highschool didn't I.
Hey, Joe I can hear your voice shaking. You sound stressed out. Even though we’ve never met, you feel like a friend. Stay positive man. Wishing you the best.
Watching this in mid-July. You nailed it. And, here we are, STILL not doing what you pointed out as basic, common sense. Unbeleivable how we, as a people, can hide from or ignore the truth. And i won't go into our leadership.....
I am German, so my impressions will certainly differ from that of Americans like you. I was 14 when 9/11 happened, and I remember that feeling that you don't understand what's going on, but you know it's going to change everything. That was the last "generation-defining event". That feeling is in the air again. I am on self-quarantine, too. Unlike most of our neighboring countries, you are actually still allowed to leave the house here (as of now). There is no police patroling the streets to send away people who don't stay put at their homes, like in Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Austria... The good thing about self-quarantine is that not much will change for us personally when we are put on actual lockdown. Most supermarkets don't take cash money anymore since yesterday. We are all worrying about loved ones, especially those who are ill. My 3-yo niece is chronically ill and has just been in the hospital on isolation for 3 weeks in December because her immune system was non-existent at the time. Not to speak of grandparents, neighbors etc, or her single mom being out of a job from one day to the next because the restaurant where she works has shut down like everything else. There is no easy way to help any of them because they are not allowed to take the usual support from their loved ones, and that really sucks. As you said, this will hurt a lot before it gets better. A lot of what we took for granted will be gone for good. Businesses, security, way of life, and yes, also maybe some loved ones. The interesting thing is that most people react with understanding and creativity even right now. People are certainly worried, and rightly so, but there is a new sense of community that had kind of been lost (or maybe it was just buried below a deep layer of pamperedness). If we survive this - literally, and as a society - then there is potential to really learn a lot from it. That can define a generation.
"I remember that feeling that you don't understand what's going on, but you know it's going to change everything. That was the last 'generation-defining event'. That feeling is in the air again." -- In terms of "generation defining," I have two words: "Boomer Remover." Says a lot about the younger generation.
Yes, there is a clear feeling that this is a paradigm-shifting event. Maybe even more so than 9/11, though that was a big one. (As in all such events, everybody has a "where I was when it happened" story.) My young nephew(8) and niece(13) in the US were freaking out today. My mother(73) talked to them, and their parents and tried to contextualize things, and put things in order & focus. This is the absolute first time this generation has come face-to-face with hardship, amazing uncertainty and even possible death. Times call for toughening up against possible outcomes, to be more caring for those in need, to keep informed and listen to people with real, life saving know-how. Be prepared, be watchful, be informed. And to know that life will (most probably) go on, even if in a different manner. Here in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) things are just getting to the weird part. I live in a small tourist town that has just today gone into full lock down. Tomorrow or the day after I will have to arrange for all my guests to leave. Hopefully there will be transportation for them. In Rio (capital), armed police are patrolling the streets & making people go back to their homes if they don't have a really good reason to leave it. At the best of times our health infrastructure is marginal, things are going to get very sticky around here before they get better. But we have prepared as much as possible, we are helping those we can, and hoping some good come out of this. Stay safe & see you on the other side.
Euhm... We're not locked to our houses in Belgium. We're simply not allowed to form large masses. Big gatherings are dismantled by patrols, such as people gathering at a bar where you can pick up some drinks and sit in a parc. It's simply advised to stay inside. Sheesh, you make it sound like we're under house arrest.
I am very satisfied with the fact that the world is taking this "event" seriously enough to do what's necessary. We live in a time where we know what viruses are, we can medically intervene when people get very ill, and we already prevent countless deaths (or fates worse than death) with vaccines. Most people don't learn about how terrible sickness used to be. No one is old enough to remember the 1918 pandemic, but back then, no one knew what a virus was, there were no antibiotics or ICUs, doctors had JUST STARTED washing their hands between patients, etc. So many people died, there were not enough coffins, or even enough people to bury the dead. "The good ol' days".
L Dewey I’m concerned how some countries are not taking this seriously enough. Japan, Italy, UK seems like they aren’t on the right track, despite not being incapable countries.
@@purplanet5583 Italy already enacted strict measures. It just takes a while for them to take effect because there's a delay due to incubation period. The other countries.. yeah, I agree. German and British approach is scary! They are opting for a completely invalid "we can't stop it just slow it down" strategy. Seems like they are still in denial.. talking nonsense about herd immunity. First of all - yes we CAN stop it. Second, it is clear now from the data that health care systems could easily collapse even with a few percent of population infected (Italy). The herd immunity thing works only when at least 70% of people are immunized so it's clear we cannot reach those levels without mass deaths and health care systems collapse. The only option is to stop it like they're doing in China and Korea.
kyjo72682 They can’t stop it but only slow it. I totally agree with that. But it seems they are horribly wrong about how to slow it. Korean government seems to be on the right track, at least on the macro level.
Not that I realized it until recently, but I've been happily living "in quarantine" for years. It was never scary until everyone else started trying to live like a hermit. I wanna point out that I never once fought with anyone over toilet paper or hand sanitizer. Obviously this lifestyle choice isn't suited to everyone.
I feel you. I've practice self-isolation for over 9 years just as a result of being so broke that no one I know wants anything to do with me, and I can't afford to "go out" and meet new people with no money or car. I mean, I get $500 disability every month, but that barely feeds me or covers the crappy roach infested room I live in. I was supposed to start at a trade school this summer and get back out there by learning massage therapy, but now everything might be shut down until AUGUST?! Meaning I might not get to start until the winter semester? Fml, I'm finding the nearest hospital and breaking in to a quarantine ward. That way I can die while having people to complain about it with at least.
hey Joe thanks for persisting through this Event. Your videos are always fun and educational to watch. keep the information flowing mate. Love from Australia.
Hey Joe! I’d love to talk to you about what my husband and I have been going through during this while being separated on 2 separate continents. I was recently tested for COVID-19 and have been out of work for a month, your videos (as they have been for the past year) have been something I use to keep me out of a depression and keep my mind stimulated, and I’d love to hopefully give you some personal insight you can share on why the social distancing is so important. Best of luck to you and your wife, stay occupied and don’t put too much pressure on yourself to cover such an every changing subject. Maybe do a video on unexpected and best inventions that came about during pandemics to lift peoples spirits, and remind them that good things can come from bad situations.
Thank you -- not just for the amazingly informative, intelligent, and *hilarious* videos in general, but for being so open and intimate with what you divulge on here about yourself and your personal experience. I hope you don't worry too much about the pressures that your online job requires of you , and occasional over-active fans. This is a moment in history where many of us have a chance to really focus on our inner lives, and what our outer lives demand of what is personal to us. You may be a service provider of sorts, but you're also a human being, and your life is your own (as I feel you've reminded me many times in your stuff). I came by your videos by accident about a year ago and they have been a sort of lifeline to sanity in my life, well before the pandemic crisis. I am very fortunate to have many such lifelines that keep me lucid, grounded, curious, creative, and optimistic. This is a long-winded way of saying thanks
As I have been living through the same thing in China; here is how I am dealing with it. I have been binge watching this great show - Answers with Joe. You should check it out, oh wait...
Another Canadian chiming in from North Bay. Stay healthy ladies and gents, it's looking like this may spiral soon! Thank goodness for lots of great youtube content, like this channel
I can't believe I hadn't found TMI yet. I started watching UA-cam regularly a few weeks into "the event." I instantly subscribed to Questions w/Joe. It is truly my favorite UA-cam channel. I am super excited to get to enjoy a bit more of Joe Scott! I love your work, personality and perspectives. Keep up the Awesomeness ❣
I'm not trying to scare anyone, but just so you are prepared: I'm Italian, and as you might know the entire country has been closed for a week or so, everyone has to stay at home and can leave only in case of provable necessity, only the essential services are avaiable to the public. And note that this measure had already been taken nearly a month ago in the regions where it first hit, in northern Italy, but still, it managed to spread everywhere. Today, despite all this, the number of cases and people who need hospitalization is still rising, even if not with an exponential rate as it used to do some time ago. But still, hospitals all over the place have already hit their maximum capacity and many doctors are also getting sick. We don't have enough beds in the ICUs and we won't have enough ventilators for everyone who needs them in a few days. We all hope the peak is close, some extimates say it's two or three days from now, just in time for the system to take care of everyone. What's the point then? Italy has reacted in a realtively short time, its healt care system is generally good, and the people mostly understood right away that they should stay home, but we are still barely making it right now. It may seem that this matter doesn't touch you, but it does, only you'll notice in a week or two. Don't be a selfish bitch and stay home. Hope you can learn from our experience.
Joe or you, should do a video on what exactly we should be doing. "Self distancing, washing hands, work from home" That is great. Joe says I don't need to stock up on Pasta and toilet paper but if I am quarantined in my house for 2 months I do. How many days worth of food should I have on hand? I am not a prepper but am starting to think maybe I should be.
Cases presenting to hospital are expected to continue to rise for 2 weeks after a lockdown. The virus has an incubation period of up to 2 weeks, but more commonly 5 days.
@Nicholas Olesen lmao man, why would you think i'm not actually Italian? Do i write too well in English? Jokes aside, i think i might as well give you some updates. The peak has not arrived yet. We may have slowed down the spread of the virus, but we still register several new cases every day which most likely come from in-house contagion, since many people are now confined inside their houses. The growth seems to have become linear rather than exponential, wich is promising. Hospitals, by contrast, are experiencing their worst days, in the "red zone" people are dying in an impressively large number and the situation is more dramatic than ever. Still, we need to keep in mind that new hospitalizations mostly come from people who got sick several weeks ago whose conditions have gone worse over time. For this reason the health care still hasn't noticed the effects of the quarantine. Also, keep in mind that only severe cases of Covid-19 are recorded, due to the shortage of tests we have, so don't let the numbers fool you: we have much more mild or asymptomatic cases than you think, and the fatality rate in Italy seems so high for this reason. This being said, do not overcrowd supermarkets nor buy stuff as if you could never go out again. We are guaranteed that food and goods such as toilet paper will be regularly supplied to all supply chains, as long as people don't panik and hoard all they can fit in their car. Buy just the stuff you need, maybe twice or three times a week so that the supermarkets are not overwhelmed and everybody can get what they need. Keep your hands clean, keep your safety distance frome everyone in the store when you are in, and be patient if you have to make a queue outside the store. It'll be over sooner if everyone does his job.
If I end up trapped in my house for weeks on end, I'm glad we have content creators like you. Keep up the good work, we appreciate it. Stay healthy. Wash on. Happy Birthday.
I just watched in May 2023. The past 3 years have been unbelievable, and not just the pandemic. March 2020 videos like this seem so innocent now. It makes me wonder (and worry) how 2026 me will look back on today.
@sherinevill9054 "I just watched in May 2023. The past 3 years have been unbelievable, and not just the pandemic. March 2020 videos like this seem so innocent now. It makes me wonder (and worry) how 2026 me will look back on today." I mean... Hey... At least the global pandemic has finally settled down after two and a half years and we are finally back to traveling for vacations and holidays and visiting distant relatives again and for the most part we're not being required to wear masks anymore...
Start of 2020: it can't be worse than 2019! Literally 3 days in: WWIII is about to go down After the WWIII fiasco is done: it couldn't possibly get worse March: Toilet paper is now the currency of the apocalypse
That just goes to show a number on a calendar won't change things. If you're having a shitty year/month etc, the calendar flip don't miraculously change things.
I couldn’t watch your last TMI because I just went through the same thing. The human malware situation is definitely making it difficult and since I’m in the hotel industry we’ve basically been dealt quite a hit now that I and all my coworkers are laid off. Thank you for still putting out content and for a sane viewpoint on the whole situation.
Big mom Susan decides what we are allowed to talk about now. Welcome to the Brave New World where people like Susan are given total power over what is allowed to be talked about and what isn't.
@@electricdreams8237 this disturbs me so much and NO ONE talks about it, probably because they can't. These past few years it's become really noticeable that youtubers have certain words they can't say. They have to dance around it, make implications, substitute words. All so that the algorithm doesn't catch them talking about a forbidden topic. But here's the thing. That's only going to be allowed as long as the algorithm can't figure out what they're talking about, and the algorithm gets stronger every day. Eventually there will come a day when you can't even *imply* forbidden topics. It will just gradually start happening. People will find that no matter how they phrase something, it gets demonetized, and then the youtube community will learn what *whole genres of thought* are forbidden and just not even bother with it until every channel is makeup tutorials and shopping hauls, sponsored by Big Corp. We are on the edge of a VERY dangerous cliff. And it may be too late to get out, because it would take a large, unified migration of youtube channels to another platform to stop this.
Feel less alone now- this crisis has been so disorienting, even though I work at home. Really helped to hear that you're having similar thoughts and feelings.
Happy birthday Joe! I´m from Spain and being home is not that bad. You have a lot of time to do all kinds of great stuff, and research anything you want.
Just be present. That's my advice, which is worth about 3 cents. I had knee surgery scheduled for next week. Now it's postponed and they can't tell me when it will happen.
It’s nice to see you in a more personal video. I’ve been following “Answers” for a long time, but now I feel closer. Thanks for opening up and sharing your ideas and feelings with us. Stay safe, Joe. Best wishes from Brazil.
The issue is being explained that those who need hospitalization need ICU and ventilators - that's a hugely limited resource that can be swiftly overwhelmed - and that there are just 160k ventilators here in the States. That's why slowing down the pace of the spread is so critical - it's not that we're fooling ourselves that we can stop it.
Joe, I like your videos. I am in my 50s and I have never seen anything like what I am seeing with this event. I remember when AIDS became a problem in the 1980s, many people were scared. However, schools and university were not shut down, international borders were not closed and large events such as sports and concerts were not cancelled. Yes, this event is new territory for all of us. Stay safe and keep making those excellent videos.
@@billdecat855 People used to mock my extremely large book & videogame collection, they scoffed at me learning to play the guitar & now they all envy me. I knew my time would come to shine. On a more serious note, stay safe
I plan to take my dog on lots of walks in the woods. Find your place of Zen and just close your eyes and breath for a bit. We all need a reset after the past few years. Thanks for all you do Joe.
I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts that people will take a looooong look into the notion that you just might not have to choose between bankruptcy and death if you - or your loved ones - are sick.
@@caddymac6917 Italy and the UK are definitely *not* the models the U.S. should consider, that's for sure. However, in The Netherlands, Germany, and France, public healthcare is actually quite good and successful patient outcomes track higher, on average, than here in the U.S. I haven't made up my mind on socialized medicine yet, but I can see positives and negatives to both systems.
@@nowjustanother universal healthcare huh.. here in Indonesia exist a state owned health and worker's insurance. It's not universal per se as we need to sign up to get it but when we sign in there are no way to resign.
My favorite philosopher once said, "Life finds a way" and the flip-side of the coin is that it also tries to find balance. I am snack-time for this event, as even pneumonia is a life-critical event for me so yes, I do have a different perspective than most. But bottom line, the only difference between humans and apes is...toilet paper :)
4 yrs of college and I am finally going to graduate, then “This” happens.... Hopefully one day all the hard work will pay off!!! Such a bummer, but it could always be worse! Stay safe!!
A guy I knew of had a graduate job offer from Lehman Brothers in 2008 imediately after his university degree... cue Lehman Brothers collapse, and 2008 financial collapse... Not entirely sure what he's doing now, but you've got an education, so people will want you when the world gets over this!
I am so sorry to hear that you lost your cat. I lost my cat of 18 years back in 2018 due to cancer and it was devastating. I just wanted to tell you that I empathize with you. I'm sure your buddy had a wonderful life with you.
At this point I HOPE this is the defining moment of 2020. Because if anything more extreme happens this year, in any capacity, our collective heads will all explode.
I work at a hotel front desk and I am a full-time college student, I became sick with flu-like symptoms, I am 42 yrs old, with COPD and diabetes, went to the doctors and they said that I don't qualify to be tested because I'm not 55 yrs or older. This is nuts. I'm now quarantined and hoping for the best. I'm on breathing treatments and supportive care.
I'm a painter, so this is nothing new for me. I also grew up in extreme poverty in the country and didn't have a phone, internet, television or even a damn washing machine till I was 20 and living on my own lol. During those early years I did a shit ton of drawing, painting, walking, writing, and reading anything I could get my hands on like cheap magazines. Be prepared for the economy to crash though. That's something that I think is going to really hit everyone. From someone who grew up like I was in the depression, we will be ok. AND STOP BUYING ALL THE DANG TP YOU GUYS.
Yeah, what's weird is that my life hasn't changed that much, either. I live with a disability (wheelchair bound paraplegic) which isn't that big of a deal. I have some other medical issues* the preclude me from getting out very much. I just putter around the house doing chores in order to remain active and the Internet is my primary form of socialization. So, it just dawned on me that this sort of life is WAY different from how "normal" people live. Normally my elderly dad (he's 76 and I'm 51) does my grocery shopping for me, but as luck would have it, my financial situation has changed such that I can now start to have everything delivered for me. Speaking about my dad, I tried to give him some hand sanitizer, but, get this, he said he just washes his hands when he gets home after running around town. (palm to forehead) He's just so stubborn. I don't know. I worry about him because he's not in the best of shape and doesn't seem to be taking all of this seriously enough. Anyway, I wish everyone the best! I know staying home sucks, but just try to imagine what it would be like to get sick or for you to accidentally get someone you love sick. Try to make the best of it! Boy, this time will be something that my nephews (12 and 16) will talk about when they get older. Oh, to be young again... * chronic pain issues and two small open wounds that I have been dealing with for years which should _hopefully_ be close to finally being healed. :)
You sound pretty grounded and, dare I say, sane. While there's always that immediate pang of sympathy that goes with hearing about someone's disability, after reading your comment....eh, you're good. I hope others read your comment and leave with a little more hope for people. At least, that's what I'm taking away from it. Stay good, Cybershamanx .
I have spinal injuries and am slowly losing the ability to walk. I am also 50. Grocery shopping is really hard and certain activity can really mess me up for days, or even weeks. I am in NZ now where i was born, but was married to an American. I do my shopping online and get it delivered to my apartment. I get about one month's worth if i can. It's sure nice having all those shelves full of food and supplies. Maybe if somebody sees that arrive they will think I am hoarding supplies. I would joke that I was stocking up for Day Z. It does not seem so funny now, but I laugh anyway because laughing is good for you. I can not drive because I am on 100-200mg of Ultram per day. It works quite well for me at least and is not as scary as those other ones we hear about in the news. I am very interested in those new folding e-bikes that run on batteries. I would be able to zip off to buy bread easily and even go down the beach here in Auckland -- at least as long as my legs kind of still work. My American ex wife lost her health cover when they laid off lots of teachers in MI. She could not get health care for probable cancer that had shown up in her tests at the women's health clinic. Terrible and she was going out of her mind over it. We divorced because her family literally thought I was a Russian spy promoting Bernie to get Trump elected (seriously, I have it in writing), but I do wonder how she is sometimes and if she managed to get cancer treatment. I am really lucky we have a good public system here in NZ and treatment etc is covered collectively by us paying our taxes (I do really miss my work at sea though). It is like a social contract. We agree to be governed, work all our lives, and pay taxes. In return they provide essential public services like health care and education etc. Hopefully all this wakes up the leaders over there and they begin caring more about the people than corporate mega profits. p.s. I have been trying to think up work from home. I got into distilling vodka because it is legal here and interesting. I do not drink though and am not comfortable supplying booze really, so I am selling all my equipment. I am going to get into building guitar amp clones of all the old designs that use vacuum tubes. Not much of a market here, because we have a small population, but it would be something to keep me busy and make a bit of coin. Cheers for sharing your story by the way. Disability can be a real hassle. All the best.
I'm in the same boat - not in a vulnerable population, but disabled none-the-less - and my life hasn't changed much either. But I forgot that this isn't people's normal too. It really is a huge, HUGE shift to be home all the time. Bless all y'all - it's hard at first, but you'll find your balance through this. Us home-bound folks can testify to this. I live alone, so my big concern is for my caregiver, as she is the one who's out and about. It would be devastating for her to get sick on our (her client's) behalf. She's very careful - masks and gloves and hand-washing. Still. I also have to prepare that there may be a time where neither she nor my agency can come help. I'm not in a position where I can't take _any_ care of myself - I more need help with home-keeping and shopping and errands. I'm stocked up for now and got my prescriptions yesterday, so I'm good for the next 30 days. But just like everyone, it will be a day-by-day "Prepare and let's see" situation. We can do this, if we do this together. I really recommend John Green's video over on vlogbrothers titled "together." It's full of hope and encouragement. And if you can, find out how to help those hourly workers in your state who just lost their jobs for the foreseeable future. They're the ones who desperately need our help.
@@chary361 Yes, washing your hands is great, but you missed something. He's walking around town all day without any hand sanitizer or washing of hands. He said he would just wait to wash his hands until he got home. I told him OK, but make sure you don't touch your face until after you wash your hands at home. That gave him pause. :P
I guess we're going to have to wait a couple of weeks to see how things turn out. I'm hoping we acted soon enough. I have a bad feeling that we (in the U.S.) didn't. Try to stay positive everyone! I know it's hard. But I recommend watching this guy on UA-cam who has these...what do you call them...answers! His name is Joe and he's very entertaining and informative! Also, check out his second channel. ;)
It should start showing up in the number of cases reported soon. That will be mitigated (to Joe's point) because we haven't been doing enough testing, and once it does come online, the cases will skyrocket. However, in FL, where my sister is a hospital nurse, they have seen fewer cases so far this week than last. Many people in FL weren't waiting for someone to tell them to stay home - they were doing it on their own, and it may have helped. Time will tell.
England: Had a child from my daughters school (from the class next to my daughters) sent home yesterday as their mother has been confirmed to have the virus. They closed the class room, and areas traveled by the child, moving the child's classmates into the sports hall temporarily, cleaned the a aforementioned areas and sent the children from that class back to their class room and reopened the affected areas. I think America is overreacting closing everything down.
@@grumpyhale821 wtf, there are countries in the world with far fewer cases than england that already stopped kids from going to schools , I think your country is under reacting... now I understand why some online people tell that UK govt is trump 2.0
@@grumpyhale821 The child was in close contact with all the members of the class. No amount of cleaning is going to remove that. Plus, the student was in areas that, here in the US, we call common areas. That means everyone - students and staff - have been in contact with items this student was using, or was close to. Again, no amount of cleaning is going to remove that fact.
Napoleonic S well lets be thankful that Trump stopped flights from China coming in back in January 31, while Democrats called him a racist for it. Think of how much worse it would be if he hadn’t done that.
Thank you. I'm in the vulnerable category and work retail. We have to be there for the community. I do not yet feel at risk but when I do, I'll take a work leave.
Hey Joe - long time viewer, first time commenter (this might be my first comment on UA-cam ever). You mention in this video about there only being so many hospital beds. I think I read somewhere that there are only something like 40,000 ICU beds in the country. That’s the part of this pandemic that frightens me the most. I’d love to see a video that explores that issue, and not just through the lens of COVID19.
a quick search returns an estimated 62,000 ventilators in the USA. But there are "off label" methods to daisy chain ventilators to multiple patients. I think a bigger concern is the lack of PPE for medical workers and other things, such as positive pressure rooms, oxygen setups for patients.
I'm almost 80 with chronic bronchitis, so I am scared. Also, I live in rural Cambodia. The doctors here are good and the government is testing everyone in sight. I guess all I can do is, as they say, hunker down and wash my hands.
Best place NOT to be is in the hospital 👍 We just had our first death and she was a sweet old lady who was hospitalized for other issues than corvid-19. So don’t get a heart attack and reschedule checkups for later in the year and stay away from testing areas if you don’t feel sick. Also if you keep a distance of 3 meters to people you don’t know you’re not very likely to catch it. Good luck with it.
Frank Merton Scared? Ok but remember you are also Brave. You have made it through so much. You got this Frank! Glad to hear there are great doctors and testing there. Much Respect and Love to you sir. Wishing you good health, happiness, and dance party awesomeness. 💜🤗💃🏻
I just stumbled on your video, pretty awesome. Of course, I am working from home for now until my company actually closes. You are so right about everything. Thanks loved the things to do thanks a million.
I have agoraphobia, welcome to my world people. For a long time I was seen as strange & now I'm just seen as ahead of the curve lol. I'm in the SW of England & we have confirmed cases here in my area. I'm on immune suppressants so years of agoraphobia had an advantage after all.
@@renerpho It's definitely strange when someone who has previously dismissed my agoraphobia just asked for advice on staying in & not going stir crazy. For years some people mocked my large book collection, large xbone game collection & me learning to play the guitar badly. Now they're asking me for advice on how to stay occupied when you can't go out. My advice is to read, play, learn but most important of all . . . communicate.
missy prime I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but as someone who doesn’t know much about England - how do you support yourself? Is it considered a disability and you get something like ssd?
I feel for you. I am from NY (lived there for 22 years). Now I live in Texas (San Antonio). My best friend is still "up there." We tease each other a lot on this stuff. But never in a bad way. Here is a story. They got 2 feet of snow in December a while back (about 15 years ago). My friend calls me and says, "listen to this." He started up his new snow blower. So.. I can't let that pass. So a couple days later I call him and say, "listen to this." I put my phone up to my grill and let him listen to the sounds of the steaks sizzling as I flipped them.. in December... wearing shorts and flip plops.. It was always in fun. So sorry your pipes broke. I did not suffer any failures, though I was without water for 2 days... and was collecting water as it dripped off the roof (and melted snow on the stove) for toilet water. Never ran out of drinking water though. Glad you are safe. You can try to remember this... it's only money. It is not the end of the world. That will come later. Maybe time for a new video on climate change, because this will happen again... strange weather patterns. Good luck to you and your family!
I've been sick the last couple days now and quarantined at home, so I've been trying to get back into learning Russian. By the time I get better, I'll be able to speak like a 2 year old to my Russian inlaws :)
@@renerpho Actually the vast majority will survive no matter what we do, but of course millions of people dying is still terrifying (like deaths exceeding multiple WW2s).
It may seem like an overreaction, but with pandemics, slowing the rate of contamination is key to allowing a healthcare system save as many people as possible. The quicker people catch the virus, the more likely hospitals will be overwhelmed, and won't be able to help patients.. leading to higher death rates from the virus.
Excellent, outstanding job, my virtual friend. It is extremely relaxing to watch your videos, Joe, and this one is no exception. What we need is exactly people like you: intelligent, articulate persons whose words we know we can trust. In sharp, sharp contrast with other public figures whose massive egos I prefer not further inflate by mentioning their infamous names.
I've cleaned 2 levels of the house. Basement is next! We have a pile to donate, or sell. Which is good, because I am not working and am short for rent, car insurance, and electricity. My take...it's going to get worse. Mostly for Americans in larger populated areas. I am thankful that we're very rural, except....our hospitals don't even deliver babies anymore. A surge of people needing ICU would have to be transported to 1 of 5 larger hospitals in the state. Stay safe. Stay to yourselves. Do your part to keep other's safe. Your videos are my evening entertainment after news overload. I thank you for that.❤
Me too. Surprised he hasn't converted his lower body into a Tesla wheelchair yet. Must be waiting for the ability to upload his consciousness to the ai chip so he can experience the world through all of the sensors simultaneously. Call it Joe Mode?
Thanks for a funny and entertaining video. I especially liked your activity suggestions. I think your positive attitude and sense of humor will carry you through this time well. Stay safe.
Richard Seymour The one big difference is that we have rapid communications worldwide. Hopefully with the fairly rapid response we can limit the spread (despite the federal government’s poor response.)
I wish I could tell this Joe just how bad it's going to get. He could prepare for it and warn people, also he could fix his house before the big freeze.
@bowdiddly6172 "I wish I could tell this Joe just how bad it's going to get. He could prepare for it and warn people, also he could fix his house before the big freeze." ??? The big freeze???
Hey man, sorry your having a rough time. This thing is knocking all of us around. Thanks for putting things out when you can, you help me through the day. Happy belated B day 👍🎂
Hi Joe, I don’t we “non tube makers” understand the complexity and hard work (research and preparation, presentation” of quality clips. So enjoy your clips and fun views of very complex issues let alone your human touch - thanks heaps from Down Under Australia
So you're telling Joe to enjoy his own videos?? You left out a couple of key words: 'think' and 'I'. Are you sure you're really Australian, you did not greet Joe with 'G'day mate'. I think you sound like a Canadian, specifically a Newfie - even other Canadians make fun of Newfies. A Newfie would say you sound Chinese - yeah I don't get it either, but that's partly why other Canadians make fun of them. A regular Canadian would say you sound like just another dumb 'Merican - momentarily letting that facade of politeness slip.
Three Random Words lmao. Lmao-definitely Australian but an educated one. Believe it or not not everyone goes around saying “good day mate” howyagoing” - no just enjoy Joes clips and sense of humour and humanity.
Fac Torio No however I’m definitely Australian but an educated one. Believe it or not not everyone goes around saying “good day mate” howyagoing” - no just enjoy Joes clips and sense of humour and humanity
@@Iann0400 Did you cringe at Joe's attempt at an Aussie accent a vid or two ago? And how about the West Sydney accent on the Google Maps "Australian" voice? Yes, we can all do an ocker. A fun counter sport is to ask "Americans" to say "water". Now ask them to pronounce it with a T in the middle! Stay safe.
Joe, watch your hand touching your nose! (0:27 mark) Love your work man. Stay clean and don't you ever let your spirits go down. You and people like yourself will be needed more and more (in the virtual domain for sure), as this ... event unfolds further and further.
Last friday, when they called the begining of the quarantine it was storming snow in the morning, and around 4 pm it transformed into a rain storm with thunder and everything. I was thinking cthulhu was arriving on earth, it was not already crazy enought with only the news !
Joe..an idea for you: You always talk about making a movie you want to be proud and known for...why do not you spend this down time to write the script? :);)
@@davidjolesz953 When you are in full quarantine at home (going nowhere), you will have plenty of downtime, more than usual. Anyway, it was a just a light and humorous comment in relation to his life long desire to make a great movie, which I feel he is more than capable to make in the view of his work on UA-cam. Love his humour. Cheers.
I cancelled an appointment to get my teeth cleaned on the day you put this out. 'Maybe until August' sounded awful at the time I first saw this, little did I know. I did get to be close friends with my next door neighbors during this time. Which helped when we had the blackouts in February. Quite a year, to say the least.
My mother is a “presumptive positive” for the disease. I live in Georgia. Right now, the test samples are taken and sent to the Georgia Dept of Health. Those tests are sent from the Ga Dept of Health to The Mayo Clinic in California. That’s a lengthy process.
@@Pub2k4 Fair enough... but every physician is pretty much spinning his/her wheels at this point because they don't have tests and most people that come in are probably going to test positive regardless. So, my point is... it should just be a presumptive positive diagnosis at this point -- and it's not like we have a cure. So... treat it as if people have it. Because what else are they going to do? Waiting for a test could actually be a fatal choice.
Damián "el Salsuero" she is in the hospital in the quarantine wing, and they’re treating her for the disease. She also has asthma and stage 3 kidney failure so any inaction could ultimately lead to her death, so they’re treating her case aggressively.
What solidified how serious this is becoming, oddly enough, is when I found a store with toilet paper and an employee handed me my one allowed per customer package. Then looking for food where there were nothing but empty shelves. It's generation defining for sure!
@@Endrance450 the thing is, the county health department has been simultaneously saying "just but your normal amounts of stuff", and "be prepared to be essentially locked in your home for 2 weeks.... or more"..... And I don't know about you, but I don't have a good guess for how long a package of toilet paper should last me. I've thought about the rate at which I do a lot of things, but go through toilet paper? Not at all.
Social distancing. Or as we introverts call it the golden age.
@@PRiMETECHAU the absolutely part is crucial tho... i got a few and got outside once a week, i managed to get sick... fml
It still bugs me even though I'm an introvert. Part of what makes my hermit lifestyle possible is people not being introverts. They keep the infrastructure going.
This is our time to shine - we’ve been training for this our entire life
I can go out to the store/resturant and there are no people to disturb me, i'm having the time of my life 🙂
Dam don't feel much difference except from going to the store.
I really like it's OK to stay at home, people didn't want me to 😂
I'm an over-the-road truck driver wishing I could be home with all my supplies because I knew this day would come and people are reacting exactly how I thought they would and that's the scary part but I'm out here to thousand miles away from home trying to make sure the gears keep turning and much-needed life savings products get to the store shelves
Yes. This. Truck drivers are going to go down as the unsung heroes of this thing.
They say on a good day a full collapse is only 72 hours away after the truck stop. Good news is the government suspended a lot of the regulations on hours of service so trucks can get the products where they are needed in the most efficient time possible.
If you have to go out and interact with people at least try and protect yourself (and others). There is respirator shortage everywhere except China right now but you can make a DIY face mask or ask someone to make it. It won't protect 100% but it's much better than nothing. It will definitely lower the transmission rate.
God speed sir. Please stay safe out there.
Thank you for your invaluable service
"This may be going on till August"
Oh you sweet summer child...
Oh YOU sweet summer child lol
I was being socially distant before it was cool.
Matthew Ray I’ve been practicing for this all my life and didn’t know it!!
I SO want a t-shirt!
Hate to break it to you, but it's still not cool.
I was the sixty ninth like
@@diegobadilla5951 that's hot
"Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after a pandemic will seem inadequate." - Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2007.
I think this is a really important quote to put in your video next Monday. It's a. Really powerful sentence, also linking other resources and videos from other UA-camrs. Those who may be doctors or those who can explain the science/math behind this epidemic. Plus social anxiety/isolation and such.
Wow. Good find.
Also every day of delay is making it much worse:
ua-cam.com/video/mCa0JXEwDEk/v-deo.html
medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
I was called a racist, fascist and worse for taking a bit more stuff from the store in the past month. Didn't expect to get forced inside or anything (I can still go to the store and they still have plenty things), but I didn't have to go out last week when panic hit the stores. I am glad I ignored people and I'm glad I have extra stuff to keep me from going to the store too often
@@Shangori Kool story bro. Did you die?
Yep. Also, it looks like to me you aren't getting news from the world, since in Italy we have been going through this for a while and even the most uninformed bloke on the street can tell you what he told here.
Happy birthday Joe!
We need to rephrase: "don't be a hero, stay home" to "be a hero, stay home".
Joe’s wife- joe why is one little spot in the tub clean ?!?
Italian here. We underestimated the virus at first and as a result the first wave of contagion hit us pretty hard. Those villages and cities that got it first a few weeks ago are now completely shut down and will stay like that for at least another week, probably more. As Joe said the real issue with this epidemic is the number of people who are going to need intensive care - the numbers right now show that it happens to about 10% of the infected. Pair that with a substantial rate of contagion and you realize hospitals can get overwhelm pretty quickly. At that point people with other injuries will be also at risk.
You guys play safe and stay at home
Good luck and stay safe from Sydney Australia.
Sorry for your tragedy... I hope things began to improve soon there in Italy.
I've just learned that mice, rats and locusts will soon be a way bigger problem than a bad flu. God help us all.
Bat Fink why would they? Most governments, local and national, are declaring states of emergency left and right, which include keeping basic services working. That includes pest control. This may be the end of capitalism, or whatever (and that may include mass tourism and travel, for reasons I probably won’t have to elaborate on), but hopefully it isn’t the end of civilization and modern urban life as we know it.
Love being an introvert and watching all of these extroverts freak out.
I find it funny, that some of the the extrovert keep insisting on having group meetings to discuss countermeasures to the situation, it's like they can't help themselves.
Training for it all our lives...
@@MsCateStar I was homeschooled until this year. I did half a freshman year of highschool. I really picked a shit year for trying my hand at public highschool didn't I.
@@atashgallagher1631 it could of been worse... somehow.
Fear can control the mind.
The powers that be control with fear.
Never seen so many people with so little sense.
Dec. 15, 2021
I've been practicing social distancing for 40 years. This is my time to shine ;)
Introverts be like ... "This is our time!!"
iambiggus because of all the dying and stuff...?
@@SeriouslyJaded Introverts avoid human contact/interaction. The best possible scenario during a pandemic.
*and weebs
Maybe this will be the catalyst for the real OASIS finally?
Hey, I need work. Got any online jobs?
Joe, I love the candid nature of this video. I think most of us appreciate that right now. Thank you!
Hey, Joe I can hear your voice shaking. You sound stressed out. Even though we’ve never met, you feel like a friend. Stay positive man. Wishing you the best.
that's called a para social relationship and it's typically not very healthy
@@TheLumberjack1987 unfortunately @macsporan.... is right mate
You woke ppl need to get over yourselves.
@macsporan describing the phenomenon is now being passive aggressive? followed by name calling? wow, the toxicity is real
I know I’m like leave the poor man alone. He didn’t even get a birthday.
I have a smokers cough. It's making things tense.
Might not want to catch that thing. Odds are worse for smokers.
Thats a helpful comment, Frank. Smh
@@fjalics I guess I ought to cut back on paying hookers to sneeze into my mouth.
@@Skibbityboo0580 nah don't cut back man you should be just fine.
@@Skibbityboo0580
Do Trumps' thing and get 'em to wee instead.😆😆😘
Watching this in mid-July. You nailed it. And, here we are, STILL not doing what you pointed out as basic, common sense. Unbeleivable how we, as a people, can hide from or ignore the truth. And i won't go into our leadership.....
I'm counting how many individual salt crystals my salt shaker can hold. I'm shocked I've never done this before. It's sooo much fun!
Please keep us updated. I'm now spending my time waiting for you to finish counting.
rsvpurgt mine holds a whopping 103,432. They are fine grain for the record.
What if a single grain is dissolved by your heat/body oil?
You need to do it several times to make sure the numbers add up!
@@JohnDoe-re4qy I'm picking them up with tweezers. This might take a while...
just count half of them and multiply by two...
I am German, so my impressions will certainly differ from that of Americans like you. I was 14 when 9/11 happened, and I remember that feeling that you don't understand what's going on, but you know it's going to change everything. That was the last "generation-defining event". That feeling is in the air again.
I am on self-quarantine, too. Unlike most of our neighboring countries, you are actually still allowed to leave the house here (as of now). There is no police patroling the streets to send away people who don't stay put at their homes, like in Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Austria... The good thing about self-quarantine is that not much will change for us personally when we are put on actual lockdown. Most supermarkets don't take cash money anymore since yesterday. We are all worrying about loved ones, especially those who are ill. My 3-yo niece is chronically ill and has just been in the hospital on isolation for 3 weeks in December because her immune system was non-existent at the time. Not to speak of grandparents, neighbors etc, or her single mom being out of a job from one day to the next because the restaurant where she works has shut down like everything else. There is no easy way to help any of them because they are not allowed to take the usual support from their loved ones, and that really sucks.
As you said, this will hurt a lot before it gets better. A lot of what we took for granted will be gone for good. Businesses, security, way of life, and yes, also maybe some loved ones.
The interesting thing is that most people react with understanding and creativity even right now. People are certainly worried, and rightly so, but there is a new sense of community that had kind of been lost (or maybe it was just buried below a deep layer of pamperedness). If we survive this - literally, and as a society - then there is potential to really learn a lot from it. That can define a generation.
"I remember that feeling that you don't understand what's going on, but you know it's going to change everything. That was the last 'generation-defining event'. That feeling is in the air again." -- In terms of "generation defining," I have two words: "Boomer Remover." Says a lot about the younger generation.
All my best wishes to your little niece!
Soooooooo long but meaningful
Yes, there is a clear feeling that this is a paradigm-shifting event. Maybe even more so than 9/11, though that was a big one. (As in all such events, everybody has a "where I was when it happened" story.)
My young nephew(8) and niece(13) in the US were freaking out today. My mother(73) talked to them, and their parents and tried to contextualize things, and put things in order & focus. This is the absolute first time this generation has come face-to-face with hardship, amazing uncertainty and even possible death. Times call for toughening up against possible outcomes, to be more caring for those in need, to keep informed and listen to people with real, life saving know-how. Be prepared, be watchful, be informed. And to know that life will (most probably) go on, even if in a different manner.
Here in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) things are just getting to the weird part. I live in a small tourist town that has just today gone into full lock down. Tomorrow or the day after I will have to arrange for all my guests to leave. Hopefully there will be transportation for them. In Rio (capital), armed police are patrolling the streets & making people go back to their homes if they don't have a really good reason to leave it. At the best of times our health infrastructure is marginal, things are going to get very sticky around here before they get better. But we have prepared as much as possible, we are helping those we can, and hoping some good come out of this.
Stay safe & see you on the other side.
Euhm... We're not locked to our houses in Belgium. We're simply not allowed to form large masses. Big gatherings are dismantled by patrols, such as people gathering at a bar where you can pick up some drinks and sit in a parc. It's simply advised to stay inside.
Sheesh, you make it sound like we're under house arrest.
Great video Joe. Glad you brought us together during these times. Thank you.
I am very satisfied with the fact that the world is taking this "event" seriously enough to do what's necessary. We live in a time where we know what viruses are, we can medically intervene when people get very ill, and we already prevent countless deaths (or fates worse than death) with vaccines. Most people don't learn about how terrible sickness used to be. No one is old enough to remember the 1918 pandemic, but back then, no one knew what a virus was, there were no antibiotics or ICUs, doctors had JUST STARTED washing their hands between patients, etc. So many people died, there were not enough coffins, or even enough people to bury the dead. "The good ol' days".
L Dewey I’m concerned how some countries are not taking this seriously enough. Japan, Italy, UK seems like they aren’t on the right track, despite not being incapable countries.
@@purplanet5583 Italy already enacted strict measures. It just takes a while for them to take effect because there's a delay due to incubation period. The other countries.. yeah, I agree. German and British approach is scary! They are opting for a completely invalid "we can't stop it just slow it down" strategy. Seems like they are still in denial.. talking nonsense about herd immunity. First of all - yes we CAN stop it. Second, it is clear now from the data that health care systems could easily collapse even with a few percent of population infected (Italy). The herd immunity thing works only when at least 70% of people are immunized so it's clear we cannot reach those levels without mass deaths and health care systems collapse. The only option is to stop it like they're doing in China and Korea.
bbbbuttt dddays were much better back then,right?...right?guys?
@@purplanet5583 How come the US isn't first on your list?
kyjo72682 They can’t stop it but only slow it. I totally agree with that. But it seems they are horribly wrong about how to slow it. Korean government seems to be on the right track, at least on the macro level.
Not that I realized it until recently, but I've been happily living "in quarantine" for years. It was never scary until everyone else started trying to live like a hermit. I wanna point out that I never once fought with anyone over toilet paper or hand sanitizer. Obviously this lifestyle choice isn't suited to everyone.
I feel you. I've practice self-isolation for over 9 years just as a result of being so broke that no one I know wants anything to do with me, and I can't afford to "go out" and meet new people with no money or car. I mean, I get $500 disability every month, but that barely feeds me or covers the crappy roach infested room I live in. I was supposed to start at a trade school this summer and get back out there by learning massage therapy, but now everything might be shut down until AUGUST?! Meaning I might not get to start until the winter semester? Fml, I'm finding the nearest hospital and breaking in to a quarantine ward. That way I can die while having people to complain about it with at least.
I am alone most of time. I only go out to a few places. I have learned to be alone without being lonely.
Introverted misanthropes like me have trained for this self-isolation for decades! :)
I hate to burst your bubble, you all sound lonely.
@@sladewilson9741 - I'm not lonely. I have my bulldog and the G/F comes by fairly often. It ain't lonely if you don't want company. 😉
hey Joe thanks for persisting through this Event. Your videos are always fun and educational to watch. keep the information flowing mate. Love from Australia.
Hey Joe! I’d love to talk to you about what my husband and I have been going through during this while being separated on 2 separate continents. I was recently tested for COVID-19 and have been out of work for a month, your videos (as they have been for the past year) have been something I use to keep me out of a depression and keep my mind stimulated, and I’d love to hopefully give you some personal insight you can share on why the social distancing is so important. Best of luck to you and your wife, stay occupied and don’t put too much pressure on yourself to cover such an every changing subject. Maybe do a video on unexpected and best inventions that came about during pandemics to lift peoples spirits, and remind them that good things can come from bad situations.
"Get in your homes and ride this out". A good time to spare a thought for the huge number of people out there that do not have a home. Ouch.
they can stick their heads in the sand
They can crawl into their tents and sleeping bags.
Thank you -- not just for the amazingly informative, intelligent, and *hilarious* videos in general, but for being so open and intimate with what you divulge on here about yourself and your personal experience. I hope you don't worry too much about the pressures that your online job requires of you , and occasional over-active fans. This is a moment in history where many of us have a chance to really focus on our inner lives, and what our outer lives demand of what is personal to us. You may be a service provider of sorts, but you're also a human being, and your life is your own (as I feel you've reminded me many times in your stuff).
I came by your videos by accident about a year ago and they have been a sort of lifeline to sanity in my life, well before the pandemic crisis. I am very fortunate to have many such lifelines that keep me lucid, grounded, curious, creative, and optimistic. This is a long-winded way of saying thanks
As I have been living through the same thing in China; here is how I am dealing with it. I have been binge watching this great show - Answers with Joe. You should check it out, oh wait...
Sorry to hear your stuck away from the Great White North. Stay healthy. From a fellow Canuck.
Another Canadian chiming in from North Bay. Stay healthy ladies and gents, it's looking like this may spiral soon! Thank goodness for lots of great youtube content, like this channel
Another Canadian here! Sending love from a basement in Toronto :)
My favorite euphemism for the "event" is "human malware".
My son calls it the "Boomer Doomer"
Yes
Wait, they are demonetizing mentioning it????
Is Goebbels now the ceo of youtube!?
@@FunkyAbigail It's also called the "Boomer Remover"
I rather liked "beer bug"
I can't believe I hadn't found TMI yet. I started watching UA-cam regularly a few weeks into "the event." I instantly subscribed to Questions w/Joe. It is truly my favorite UA-cam channel. I am super excited to get to enjoy a bit more of Joe Scott! I love your work, personality and perspectives. Keep up the Awesomeness ❣
Nerds and geeks are always ahead of their time. Self isolate.
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@@stephenfoster4271 *themst're've haventh gotten
This is why big screen TVs and streaming services were invented.
stephen foster thanks nerd😎
literally nothing has changed for me lul, except less traffic, which is nice
"This will be the defining thing of 2020, I think."
Well, I freaking hope so... :-)
Kyle Smith I’m torn between “ brilliant” or “duh.” Well done 👍
@Mellivora Capensis look at all this winning! *cough*
Kyle Smith of the decade I hope! A non err very eventful world is a peaceful and healthier world...
mpmenagerie oh no! Coughing! Corona! Okay I’m leaving
@Mellivora Capensis We can' stand another 4 years of Putin.
They promised me flying cars in 2020. we got "the plague" 2.0! what a progress!
Me too! Man... where's the flying cars?!? I'd Much rather have that than this "plague 2.0" 😷🤪😄
I'm not trying to scare anyone, but just so you are prepared:
I'm Italian, and as you might know the entire country has been closed for a week or so, everyone has to stay at home and can leave only in case of provable necessity, only the essential services are avaiable to the public. And note that this measure had already been taken nearly a month ago in the regions where it first hit, in northern Italy, but still, it managed to spread everywhere.
Today, despite all this, the number of cases and people who need hospitalization is still rising, even if not with an exponential rate as it used to do some time ago. But still, hospitals all over the place have already hit their maximum capacity and many doctors are also getting sick. We don't have enough beds in the ICUs and we won't have enough ventilators for everyone who needs them in a few days. We all hope the peak is close, some extimates say it's two or three days from now, just in time for the system to take care of everyone.
What's the point then? Italy has reacted in a realtively short time, its healt care system is generally good, and the people mostly understood right away that they should stay home, but we are still barely making it right now.
It may seem that this matter doesn't touch you, but it does, only you'll notice in a week or two. Don't be a selfish bitch and stay home. Hope you can learn from our experience.
Joe or you, should do a video on what exactly we should be doing. "Self distancing, washing hands, work from home" That is great. Joe says I don't need to stock up on Pasta and toilet paper but if I am quarantined in my house for 2 months I do. How many days worth of food should I have on hand? I am not a prepper but am starting to think maybe I should be.
I am distancing as much as my government will allow. That is all I can do. It is out of my hands. I need to pay the bills.
Cases presenting to hospital are expected to continue to rise for 2 weeks after a lockdown. The virus has an incubation period of up to 2 weeks, but more commonly 5 days.
Thanks for the information from the UK. And be safe and we hope to see you on the other side. 👍
@Nicholas Olesen lmao man, why would you think i'm not actually Italian? Do i write too well in English?
Jokes aside, i think i might as well give you some updates. The peak has not arrived yet. We may have slowed down the spread of the virus, but we still register several new cases every day which most likely come from in-house contagion, since many people are now confined inside their houses. The growth seems to have become linear rather than exponential, wich is promising. Hospitals, by contrast, are experiencing their worst days, in the "red zone" people are dying in an impressively large number and the situation is more dramatic than ever. Still, we need to keep in mind that new hospitalizations mostly come from people who got sick several weeks ago whose conditions have gone worse over time. For this reason the health care still hasn't noticed the effects of the quarantine.
Also, keep in mind that only severe cases of Covid-19 are recorded, due to the shortage of tests we have, so don't let the numbers fool you: we have much more mild or asymptomatic cases than you think, and the fatality rate in Italy seems so high for this reason.
This being said, do not overcrowd supermarkets nor buy stuff as if you could never go out again. We are guaranteed that food and goods such as toilet paper will be regularly supplied to all supply chains, as long as people don't panik and hoard all they can fit in their car. Buy just the stuff you need, maybe twice or three times a week so that the supermarkets are not overwhelmed and everybody can get what they need.
Keep your hands clean, keep your safety distance frome everyone in the store when you are in, and be patient if you have to make a queue outside the store. It'll be over sooner if everyone does his job.
If I end up trapped in my house for weeks on end, I'm glad we have content creators like you.
Keep up the good work, we appreciate it.
Stay healthy.
Wash on.
Happy Birthday.
Just watched this today, Dec 29th, and laughed out loud when he said, "this is going to be going on until August." Uggg, I wish only until August!
I just watched in May 2023. The past 3 years have been unbelievable, and not just the pandemic. March 2020 videos like this seem so innocent now. It makes me wonder (and worry) how 2026 me will look back on today.
@sherinevill9054
"I just watched in May 2023. The past 3 years have been unbelievable, and not just the pandemic. March 2020 videos like this seem so innocent now. It makes me wonder (and worry) how 2026 me will look back on today."
I mean... Hey...
At least the global pandemic has finally settled down after two and a half years and we are finally back to traveling for vacations and holidays and visiting distant relatives again and for the most part we're not being required to wear masks anymore...
Start of 2020: it can't be worse than 2019!
Literally 3 days in: WWIII is about to go down
After the WWIII fiasco is done: it couldn't possibly get worse
March: Toilet paper is now the currency of the apocalypse
Brendan Smith you forgot the wildfires of January/February.
"Well, could be worse"
😉
That just goes to show a number on a calendar won't change things. If you're having a shitty year/month etc, the calendar flip don't miraculously change things.
Turn the news off. My 2020 has been fine.
I couldn’t watch your last TMI because I just went through the same thing. The human malware situation is definitely making it difficult and since I’m in the hotel industry we’ve basically been dealt quite a hit now that I and all my coworkers are laid off. Thank you for still putting out content and for a sane viewpoint on the whole situation.
sigh - "this might be going on until Auguest (of 2020...) sigh, if people had just listened back then.
everybody on youtube sounds like the people in harry potter, when they talk about covid. "the one whose name should not be mentioned".
maybe if we dont talk about it it will go away
Big mom Susan decides what we are allowed to talk about now. Welcome to the Brave New World where people like Susan are given total power over what is allowed to be talked about and what isn't.
Let's all just call the event, "Voldemort".
@@electricdreams8237 this disturbs me so much and NO ONE talks about it, probably because they can't. These past few years it's become really noticeable that youtubers have certain words they can't say. They have to dance around it, make implications, substitute words. All so that the algorithm doesn't catch them talking about a forbidden topic. But here's the thing. That's only going to be allowed as long as the algorithm can't figure out what they're talking about, and the algorithm gets stronger every day. Eventually there will come a day when you can't even *imply* forbidden topics. It will just gradually start happening. People will find that no matter how they phrase something, it gets demonetized, and then the youtube community will learn what *whole genres of thought* are forbidden and just not even bother with it until every channel is makeup tutorials and shopping hauls, sponsored by Big Corp. We are on the edge of a VERY dangerous cliff. And it may be too late to get out, because it would take a large, unified migration of youtube channels to another platform to stop this.
@@dranziken Well imho, if you have a tube channel and are not parallel uploading to at least two more alt sites you are... not going to end up well.
THE EVENT THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED.
THE VOLDEMORT INCIDENT
A royal event.
THE CORONATION.
Ok I'll show myself out.
@@TheDotBot NO you're in a quarantine.
@@KindinEmil :D Not yet but maybe next week
I teach Chinese children online and started saying to myself “I think this is gonna be bad, I hope I’m being crazy” since January
1 Timothy 2:12 KJV WOMAN!!!
Never doubt your intuition.
Being a total introvert is finally coming in handy.
Sorry to hear about your cat Joe!
It's WILD watching this video 2 years later. Would love to see a retrospective now looking back.
Feel less alone now- this crisis has been so disorienting, even though I work at home. Really helped to hear that you're having similar thoughts and feelings.
The self quarantine thing has had zero effect on my daily life.
My sad existence realized thanks to the event.
It is just different, not necessarily negative. There are many introverts that you don't know about. Live your life your way.
lamyeechiu I love my little closed in life. Work from home. Doing my own thang.
A sad existence to some, but I dig it.
Wait, you people were going out?
I don't even feel too embarrassed that this will not disrupt my usual lifestyle one single iota.
Pretty much
Same
Happy birthday Joe! I´m from Spain and being home is not that bad. You have a lot of time to do all kinds of great stuff, and research anything you want.
As it says on the cover of the best selling book in the Galaxy, in large friendly letters:
"Don't Panic!"
Got my towel ready, just in case!
Which book do you mean?
@@Julian-1701 the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
Nice to see some hoopy froods here.
@@KatharineOsborne Cool and hoopy froods drinking Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters until the probability factors return to 1/1. :D
Just be present. That's my advice, which is worth about 3 cents.
I had knee surgery scheduled for next week. Now it's postponed and they can't tell me when it will happen.
It’s nice to see you in a more personal video. I’ve been following “Answers” for a long time, but now I feel closer. Thanks for opening up and sharing your ideas and feelings with us. Stay safe, Joe. Best wishes from Brazil.
I belly laughed at the Don't Think part... dude I haven't belly laughed in more than a year, thank you
The issue is being explained that those who need hospitalization need ICU and ventilators - that's a hugely limited resource that can be swiftly overwhelmed - and that there are just 160k ventilators here in the States. That's why slowing down the pace of the spread is so critical - it's not that we're fooling ourselves that we can stop it.
Joe,
I like your videos. I am in my 50s and I have never seen anything like what I am seeing with this event. I remember when AIDS became a problem in the 1980s, many people were scared. However, schools and university were not shut down, international borders were not closed and large events such as sports and concerts were not cancelled.
Yes, this event is new territory for all of us. Stay safe and keep making those excellent videos.
Hey, Joe, do a video about the Spanish flu. Then you could do some comparisons. 😊
i think he already did... something about 1918 the worst year in history... if memory serves me well that is.
I was alone and friendless before it was cool.
Sorry, being alone and friendless is still not cool 😉
@@ericcomp39 cause you not doing it right ;)
I used to be seen as weird for my agoraphobia, now I'm cool & ahead of the curve
Yeah, I've been self isolating for about 15yrs now. Kinda got it down pat.
@@billdecat855 People used to mock my extremely large book & videogame collection, they scoffed at me learning to play the guitar & now they all envy me. I knew my time would come to shine.
On a more serious note, stay safe
I plan to take my dog on lots of walks in the woods. Find your place of Zen and just close your eyes and breath for a bit. We all need a reset after the past few years. Thanks for all you do Joe.
I wonder how this will affect USA's take on universal healthcare
I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts that people will take a looooong look into the notion that you just might not have to choose between bankruptcy and death if you - or your loved ones - are sick.
That's what Italy has, mmm not so good
@@caddymac6917 Italy and the UK are definitely *not* the models the U.S. should consider, that's for sure. However, in The Netherlands, Germany, and France, public healthcare is actually quite good and successful patient outcomes track higher, on average, than here in the U.S. I haven't made up my mind on socialized medicine yet, but I can see positives and negatives to both systems.
@@nowjustanother universal healthcare huh.. here in Indonesia exist a state owned health and worker's insurance. It's not universal per se as we need to sign up to get it but when we sign in there are no way to resign.
Nope. There's no money in it.
I totally get you Joe! It is gonna last a while so... Get ready! Love from Italy...🥺
Hope you're holding up alright...
Ive watched every show and never commented until now, i like your style Joe, your a good American, i hope more people follow your footsteps...
My favorite philosopher once said, "Life finds a way" and the flip-side of the coin is that it also tries to find balance. I am snack-time for this event, as even pneumonia is a life-critical event for me so yes, I do have a different perspective than most.
But bottom line, the only difference between humans and apes is...toilet paper :)
Apes also have no pasta.
Stay safe!
Dr Ian Malcolm is a wise man
Jeff Goldbloom?
Laugh with Bidet
FFS that's not funny.
4 yrs of college and I am finally going to graduate, then “This” happens.... Hopefully one day all the hard work will pay off!!! Such a bummer, but it could always be worse! Stay safe!!
Right back at you & congrats! \0/
I graduated in 2007 lol.
A guy I knew of had a graduate job offer from Lehman Brothers in 2008 imediately after his university degree... cue Lehman Brothers collapse, and 2008 financial collapse... Not entirely sure what he's doing now, but you've got an education, so people will want you when the world gets over this!
Edward Gross crazy situation, but it will smooth out one day! Hopefully sooner than later!!!
Henry Bevan that’s awful! All we can do now is plan for the worst and hope for the best!!
I am so sorry to hear that you lost your cat. I lost my cat of 18 years back in 2018 due to cancer and it was devastating. I just wanted to tell you that I empathize with you. I'm sure your buddy had a wonderful life with you.
It's amazing how everything begins to fall apart when we collectively no longer have a sense of purpose. Everything goes to s!@t super quickly
At this point I HOPE this is the defining moment of 2020. Because if anything more extreme happens this year, in any capacity, our collective heads will all explode.
War could happen, with China or somewhere else...
I work at a hotel front desk and I am a full-time college student, I became sick with flu-like symptoms, I am 42 yrs old, with COPD and diabetes, went to the doctors and they said that I don't qualify to be tested because I'm not 55 yrs or older. This is nuts. I'm now quarantined and hoping for the best. I'm on breathing treatments and supportive care.
I'm a painter, so this is nothing new for me. I also grew up in extreme poverty in the country and didn't have a phone, internet, television or even a damn washing machine till I was 20 and living on my own lol. During those early years I did a shit ton of drawing, painting, walking, writing, and reading anything I could get my hands on like cheap magazines.
Be prepared for the economy to crash though. That's something that I think is going to really hit everyone. From someone who grew up like I was in the depression, we will be ok. AND STOP BUYING ALL THE DANG TP YOU GUYS.
Are you over 100 years old? If you were born in the depression you'd be 92.
Yeah, what's weird is that my life hasn't changed that much, either. I live with a disability (wheelchair bound paraplegic) which isn't that big of a deal. I have some other medical issues* the preclude me from getting out very much. I just putter around the house doing chores in order to remain active and the Internet is my primary form of socialization. So, it just dawned on me that this sort of life is WAY different from how "normal" people live. Normally my elderly dad (he's 76 and I'm 51) does my grocery shopping for me, but as luck would have it, my financial situation has changed such that I can now start to have everything delivered for me.
Speaking about my dad, I tried to give him some hand sanitizer, but, get this, he said he just washes his hands when he gets home after running around town. (palm to forehead) He's just so stubborn. I don't know. I worry about him because he's not in the best of shape and doesn't seem to be taking all of this seriously enough.
Anyway, I wish everyone the best! I know staying home sucks, but just try to imagine what it would be like to get sick or for you to accidentally get someone you love sick. Try to make the best of it! Boy, this time will be something that my nephews (12 and 16) will talk about when they get older. Oh, to be young again...
* chronic pain issues and two small open wounds that I have been dealing with for years which should _hopefully_ be close to finally being healed. :)
You sound pretty grounded and, dare I say, sane. While there's always that immediate pang of sympathy that goes with hearing about someone's disability, after reading your comment....eh, you're good. I hope others read your comment and leave with a little more hope for people. At least, that's what I'm taking away from it. Stay good, Cybershamanx .
I have spinal injuries and am slowly losing the ability to walk. I am also 50. Grocery shopping is really hard and certain activity can really mess me up for days, or even weeks. I am in NZ now where i was born, but was married to an American. I do my shopping online and get it delivered to my apartment. I get about one month's worth if i can. It's sure nice having all those shelves full of food and supplies. Maybe if somebody sees that arrive they will think I am hoarding supplies. I would joke that I was stocking up for Day Z. It does not seem so funny now, but I laugh anyway because laughing is good for you.
I can not drive because I am on 100-200mg of Ultram per day. It works quite well for me at least and is not as scary as those other ones we hear about in the news. I am very interested in those new folding e-bikes that run on batteries. I would be able to zip off to buy bread easily and even go down the beach here in Auckland -- at least as long as my legs kind of still work. My American ex wife lost her health cover when they laid off lots of teachers in MI. She could not get health care for probable cancer that had shown up in her tests at the women's health clinic. Terrible and she was going out of her mind over it. We divorced because her family literally thought I was a Russian spy promoting Bernie to get Trump elected (seriously, I have it in writing), but I do wonder how she is sometimes and if she managed to get cancer treatment. I am really lucky we have a good public system here in NZ and treatment etc is covered collectively by us paying our taxes (I do really miss my work at sea though). It is like a social contract. We agree to be governed, work all our lives, and pay taxes. In return they provide essential public services like health care and education etc. Hopefully all this wakes up the leaders over there and they begin caring more about the people than corporate mega profits.
p.s. I have been trying to think up work from home. I got into distilling vodka because it is legal here and interesting. I do not drink though and am not comfortable supplying booze really, so I am selling all my equipment. I am going to get into building guitar amp clones of all the old designs that use vacuum tubes. Not much of a market here, because we have a small population, but it would be something to keep me busy and make a bit of coin.
Cheers for sharing your story by the way. Disability can be a real hassle. All the best.
I'm in the same boat - not in a vulnerable population, but disabled none-the-less - and my life hasn't changed much either. But I forgot that this isn't people's normal too. It really is a huge, HUGE shift to be home all the time. Bless all y'all - it's hard at first, but you'll find your balance through this. Us home-bound folks can testify to this.
I live alone, so my big concern is for my caregiver, as she is the one who's out and about. It would be devastating for her to get sick on our (her client's) behalf. She's very careful - masks and gloves and hand-washing. Still.
I also have to prepare that there may be a time where neither she nor my agency can come help. I'm not in a position where I can't take _any_ care of myself - I more need help with home-keeping and shopping and errands. I'm stocked up for now and got my prescriptions yesterday, so I'm good for the next 30 days. But just like everyone, it will be a day-by-day "Prepare and let's see" situation.
We can do this, if we do this together. I really recommend John Green's video over on vlogbrothers titled "together." It's full of hope and encouragement. And if you can, find out how to help those hourly workers in your state who just lost their jobs for the foreseeable future. They're the ones who desperately need our help.
Your dad is smart. Washing your hands is the BEST WAY.
@@chary361 Yes, washing your hands is great, but you missed something. He's walking around town all day without any hand sanitizer or washing of hands. He said he would just wait to wash his hands until he got home. I told him OK, but make sure you don't touch your face until after you wash your hands at home. That gave him pause. :P
Changes in my life: Staying home, playing too much video games WITHOUT GUILT.
Guilt is a good thing! It makes for the best climaxes. You need some guilt in your life.
@@clavo3352 that's not creepy at all... using guilt to reach climax...
Happy late birthday from a random guy in Kansas.
"It's the end of the world as we know it..... and I feel fine"
Nursing a case of carona, 11 bottles down... No lime disease...
*cough*
This will be a generation defining event. Exponential curves and all that.
That said, keep calm and carry on AT HOME.
Imagine figuring out your teacher is Joe’s wife
@BLAKE WIEHE what? You didnt do that as a child? I did.... well not youtube since it didnt exist yet.... but yeah...
I guess we're going to have to wait a couple of weeks to see how things turn out. I'm hoping we acted soon enough. I have a bad feeling that we (in the U.S.) didn't. Try to stay positive everyone! I know it's hard. But I recommend watching this guy on UA-cam who has these...what do you call them...answers! His name is Joe and he's very entertaining and informative! Also, check out his second channel. ;)
It should start showing up in the number of cases reported soon. That will be mitigated (to Joe's point) because we haven't been doing enough testing, and once it does come online, the cases will skyrocket. However, in FL, where my sister is a hospital nurse, they have seen fewer cases so far this week than last. Many people in FL weren't waiting for someone to tell them to stay home - they were doing it on their own, and it may have helped. Time will tell.
England: Had a child from my daughters school (from the class next to my daughters) sent home yesterday as their mother has been confirmed to have the virus. They closed the class room, and areas traveled by the child, moving the child's classmates into the sports hall temporarily, cleaned the a aforementioned areas and sent the children from that class back to their class room and reopened the affected areas.
I think America is overreacting closing everything down.
@@grumpyhale821
wtf, there are countries in the world with far fewer cases than england that already stopped kids from going to schools , I think your country is under reacting... now I understand why some online people tell that UK govt is trump 2.0
@@grumpyhale821 The child was in close contact with all the members of the class. No amount of cleaning is going to remove that. Plus, the student was in areas that, here in the US, we call common areas. That means everyone - students and staff - have been in contact with items this student was using, or was close to. Again, no amount of cleaning is going to remove that fact.
Napoleonic S well lets be thankful that Trump stopped flights from China coming in back in January 31, while Democrats called him a racist for it. Think of how much worse it would be if he hadn’t done that.
Thank you. I'm in the vulnerable category and work retail. We have to be there for the community. I do not yet feel at risk but when I do, I'll take a work leave.
Hey Joe - long time viewer, first time commenter (this might be my first comment on UA-cam ever). You mention in this video about there only being so many hospital beds. I think I read somewhere that there are only something like 40,000 ICU beds in the country. That’s the part of this pandemic that frightens me the most. I’d love to see a video that explores that issue, and not just through the lens of COVID19.
a quick search returns an estimated 62,000 ventilators in the USA. But there are "off label" methods to daisy chain ventilators to multiple patients. I think a bigger concern is the lack of PPE for medical workers and other things, such as positive pressure rooms, oxygen setups for patients.
R. Warren Gill III The US has approximately 100,000 beds. With a population of 330,000,000+ population, that is really low.
I'm almost 80 with chronic bronchitis, so I am scared. Also, I live in rural Cambodia. The doctors here are good and the government is testing everyone in sight. I guess all I can do is, as they say, hunker down and wash my hands.
So you were planning to live forever?
@@wildrose2748 I advocate living shorter lives
High dose vitamin D.
Protects against bronchial infection.
Best place NOT to be is in the hospital 👍
We just had our first death and she was a sweet old lady who was hospitalized for other issues than corvid-19.
So don’t get a heart attack and reschedule checkups for later in the year and stay away from testing areas if you don’t feel sick.
Also if you keep a distance of 3 meters to people you don’t know you’re not very likely to catch it.
Good luck with it.
Frank Merton Scared? Ok but remember you are also Brave. You have made it through so much. You got this Frank! Glad to hear there are great doctors and testing there. Much Respect and Love to you sir. Wishing you good health, happiness, and dance party awesomeness. 💜🤗💃🏻
I just stumbled on your video, pretty awesome. Of course, I am working from home for now until my company actually closes. You are so right about everything. Thanks loved the things to do thanks a million.
yeah, social distancing has never been cooler. I love being an introvert. LOL
I'm having a hard time coping with the extroverts freaking out over isolation.
Introverts of the world unite!
But each one in his own house, and with not too much talking...
I have agoraphobia, welcome to my world people. For a long time I was seen as strange & now I'm just seen as ahead of the curve lol.
I'm in the SW of England & we have confirmed cases here in my area. I'm on immune suppressants so years of agoraphobia had an advantage after all.
Kind of strange, isn't it? Turning from strange to sensible over night, without changing. Same for me.
Greetings from Germany. Stay safe!!
@@renerpho It's definitely strange when someone who has previously dismissed my agoraphobia just asked for advice on staying in & not going stir crazy.
For years some people mocked my large book collection, large xbone game collection & me learning to play the guitar badly. Now they're asking me for advice on how to stay occupied when you can't go out.
My advice is to read, play, learn but most important of all . . . communicate.
Best wishes to you and all others with compromised immune systems.
The fear of spiders?
missy prime I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but as someone who doesn’t know much about England - how do you support yourself? Is it considered a disability and you get something like ssd?
I feel for you. I am from NY (lived there for 22 years). Now I live in Texas (San Antonio). My best friend is still "up there." We tease each other a lot on this stuff. But never in a bad way. Here is a story. They got 2 feet of snow in December a while back (about 15 years ago). My friend calls me and says, "listen to this." He started up his new snow blower. So.. I can't let that pass. So a couple days later I call him and say, "listen to this." I put my phone up to my grill and let him listen to the sounds of the steaks sizzling as I flipped them.. in December... wearing shorts and flip plops.. It was always in fun. So sorry your pipes broke. I did not suffer any failures, though I was without water for 2 days... and was collecting water as it dripped off the roof (and melted snow on the stove) for toilet water. Never ran out of drinking water though. Glad you are safe. You can try to remember this... it's only money. It is not the end of the world. That will come later. Maybe time for a new video on climate change, because this will happen again... strange weather patterns. Good luck to you and your family!
"With so much time on your hands at home, why not learn something new?!... And I know a GREAT place to learn something new... Brilliant.org!" :D
maxmouche well played 😁
Nailed it! \0/
I've been sick the last couple days now and quarantined at home, so I've been trying to get back into learning Russian. By the time I get better, I'll be able to speak like a 2 year old to my Russian inlaws :)
@@lunaballuna , get well soon and congrats on a great use of your time. \0/
I totally agree that listening to the experts is the best. Even if they are not 100% accurate, it's much better than our own judgment.
Hello from North DFW. Glad I'm not the only one who's routine barely changed...
Ditto
I would rather look back and feel like it was an overreaction, than the other way
Basically an odd way of survivorship bias. If we under-react then we won't look back on it.
@@renerpho Actually the vast majority will survive no matter what we do, but of course millions of people dying is still terrifying (like deaths exceeding multiple WW2s).
There can't be an overreaction. The bigger the response the better
It may seem like an overreaction, but with pandemics, slowing the rate of contamination is key to allowing a healthcare system save as many people as possible. The quicker people catch the virus, the more likely hospitals will be overwhelmed, and won't be able to help patients.. leading to higher death rates from the virus.
Excellent, outstanding job, my virtual friend. It is extremely relaxing to watch your videos, Joe, and this one is no exception. What we need is exactly people like you: intelligent, articulate persons whose words we know we can trust. In sharp, sharp contrast with other public figures whose massive egos I prefer not further inflate by mentioning their infamous names.
I like calling it the "event" spooky
Sounds like an M Night Shamalayan movie.
I'm calling it "the stand" ...I'm gonna get my git box, go out to the ege of town sit on my hood and sing "eve of distruction"
It's a reference to a comedy sketch
ua-cam.com/video/wnd1jKcfBRE/v-deo.html
@@rainblaze. ... while staring up at the sky and saying, "M-O-O-N. That spells moon." 😄
Ok if Joe’s losing his shit, I start to worry...
His wife is home.
@@tolep Ok that was terrible. And also hilarious
@@TheLoy71 Let's keep fun
I've cleaned 2 levels of the house. Basement is next! We have a pile to donate, or sell. Which is good, because I am not working and am short for rent, car insurance, and electricity. My take...it's going to get worse. Mostly for Americans in larger populated areas. I am thankful that we're very rural, except....our hospitals don't even deliver babies anymore. A surge of people needing ICU would have to be transported to 1 of 5 larger hospitals in the state. Stay safe. Stay to yourselves. Do your part to keep other's safe. Your videos are my evening entertainment after news overload. I thank you for that.❤
Watching this, I found out that Joe has legs...
Me too. Surprised he hasn't converted his lower body into a Tesla wheelchair yet. Must be waiting for the ability to upload his consciousness to the ai chip so he can experience the world through all of the sensors simultaneously. Call it Joe Mode?
I noticed that his shirt goes lower than his desk.
They were probably stunt legs
I always pictured him with wheels.
All the introverts are comin out and extroverts are off hiding in their homes 😂
'It's safe to go out, there's no one out there. Hey this is awesome no one wants to talk to me.' Heaven with a splash of hell
Thanks for a funny and entertaining video. I especially liked your activity suggestions. I think your positive attitude and sense of humor will carry you through this time well. Stay safe.
In 1918 the flu came in three main waves and messed things up for over a year.
That is the scary part, hopefully we can create medicine/procedures fast enough to prevent the waves being as bad or worse.
And our population is nothing remotely close to what it was back then we have more than doubled. Be safe out there
We haven't even considered that the virus could easily mutate at least once before a vaccine is released.
Richard Seymour
The one big difference is that we have rapid communications worldwide. Hopefully with the fairly rapid response we can limit the spread (despite the federal government’s poor response.)
I wish I could tell this Joe just how bad it's going to get. He could prepare for it and warn people, also he could fix his house before the big freeze.
@bowdiddly6172
"I wish I could tell this Joe just how bad it's going to get. He could prepare for it and warn people, also he could fix his house before the big freeze."
???
The big freeze???
Hey man, sorry your having a rough time. This thing is knocking all of us around. Thanks for putting things out when you can, you help me through the day. Happy belated B day 👍🎂
Hi Joe, I don’t we “non tube makers” understand the complexity and hard work (research and preparation, presentation” of quality clips. So enjoy your clips and fun views of very complex issues let alone your human touch - thanks heaps from Down Under Australia
Reads like a sentence that was written by AI
So you're telling Joe to enjoy his own videos?? You left out a couple of key words: 'think' and 'I'.
Are you sure you're really Australian, you did not greet Joe with 'G'day mate'. I think you sound like a Canadian, specifically a Newfie - even other Canadians make fun of Newfies. A Newfie would say you sound Chinese - yeah I don't get it either, but that's partly why other Canadians make fun of them. A regular Canadian would say you sound like just another dumb 'Merican - momentarily letting that facade of politeness slip.
Three Random Words lmao. Lmao-definitely Australian but an educated one. Believe it or not not everyone goes around saying “good day mate” howyagoing” - no just enjoy Joes clips and sense of humour and humanity.
Fac Torio
No however I’m definitely Australian but an educated one. Believe it or not not everyone goes around saying “good day mate” howyagoing” - no just enjoy Joes clips and sense of humour and humanity
@@Iann0400 Did you cringe at Joe's attempt at an Aussie accent a vid or two ago? And how about the West Sydney accent on the Google Maps "Australian" voice?
Yes, we can all do an ocker.
A fun counter sport is to ask "Americans" to say "water". Now ask them to pronounce it with a T in the middle!
Stay safe.
Andrew Yang, UBI, and automation is making a little more sense right now...
@John Doe lol. Nice name!
@@JohnDoe-re4qy Even Trump's talking about this isn't he?
PumpkinSmasher85 it boggles my mind that Trump is talking about it (I mean even a month ago could you imagine someone telling you that would happen?)
@John doe Nice seeing you again! 😁
Joe, watch your hand touching your nose! (0:27 mark)
Love your work man. Stay clean and don't you ever let your spirits go down. You and people like yourself will be needed more and more (in the virtual domain for sure), as this ... event unfolds further and further.
Last friday, when they called the begining of the quarantine it was storming snow in the morning, and around 4 pm it transformed into a rain storm with thunder and everything. I was thinking cthulhu was arriving on earth, it was not already crazy enought with only the news !
Joe..an idea for you: You always talk about making a movie you want to be proud and known for...why do not you spend this down time to write the script? :);)
if you watch the vid though he says at the beginning that nothing has changed in his life lol
@@davidjolesz953 When you are in full quarantine at home (going nowhere), you will have plenty of downtime, more than usual. Anyway, it was a just a light and humorous comment in relation to his life long desire to make a great movie, which I feel he is more than capable to make in the view of his work on UA-cam. Love his humour. Cheers.
I cancelled an appointment to get my teeth cleaned on the day you put this out. 'Maybe until August' sounded awful at the time I first saw this, little did I know. I did get to be close friends with my next door neighbors during this time. Which helped when we had the blackouts in February. Quite a year, to say the least.
My mother is a “presumptive positive” for the disease. I live in Georgia. Right now, the test samples are taken and sent to the Georgia Dept of Health. Those tests are sent from the Ga Dept of Health to The Mayo Clinic in California. That’s a lengthy process.
Most people should consider themselves "presumptive positive" at this point. If you don't have it now, you're pretty likely to get it.
Damián "el Salsuero" Right, but for her, that was the physician’s decision.
@@Pub2k4 Fair enough... but every physician is pretty much spinning his/her wheels at this point because they don't have tests and most people that come in are probably going to test positive regardless. So, my point is... it should just be a presumptive positive diagnosis at this point -- and it's not like we have a cure. So... treat it as if people have it. Because what else are they going to do? Waiting for a test could actually be a fatal choice.
Damián "el Salsuero" I don’t disagree with you. That’s exactly what they’re doing for her.
Damián "el Salsuero" she is in the hospital in the quarantine wing, and they’re treating her for the disease. She also has asthma and stage 3 kidney failure so any inaction could ultimately lead to her death, so they’re treating her case aggressively.
What solidified how serious this is becoming, oddly enough, is when I found a store with toilet paper and an employee handed me my one allowed per customer package. Then looking for food where there were nothing but empty shelves. It's generation defining for sure!
At least you can eat the toilet paper
@@lisaj9799 Nile Red made TP moonshine, look for it on youtube
@@Endrance450 the thing is, the county health department has been simultaneously saying "just but your normal amounts of stuff", and "be prepared to be essentially locked in your home for 2 weeks.... or more"..... And I don't know about you, but I don't have a good guess for how long a package of toilet paper should last me. I've thought about the rate at which I do a lot of things, but go through toilet paper? Not at all.