You are doing what I have been accused of, questioning the experts!
The hard fact is that that is the average age. Which means the vast majority of the data falls within that age range.
Which is why I suggest that continuing to apply lockdown measures to simply protect one age group that is mostly affected anyway is going to be destructive in the long run. Much better focused providing protection for them given the facts we do know.
Because these measures actually do more harm than good. Forget the economy , young people , education , social lives , businesses , homes all potentially being destroyed or lost here.
It affects those who are at most risk. Because these are the biggest age group of people who are sick. How many people have said they don't want to end up like that in relation to someone old who can't even recognise their own family? Who can't function? These are some of the people those lockdown measures are designed to protect , they are the ones in the group who are dying from this.
Or the ones who are healthy and being told they can't see their family or friends by law. They have to spend their days alone because they keep getting told their family will kill them. Can't go the pub anymore soon , can't enjoy their days how they want to, risk or no risk.
Because despite all of this. With everyone dictating on here and beyond on how we need to shut everything down to protect these people, noone is asking them what they want. Do they want to be locked away? Stopped from going places ? Cut off from their family? It's all just dismissed for their own good. Yet I know a few affected like that, who will suffer from their cut off from the world.
And even you sir are guilty. I noticed your post to
@peteblue earlier dismissing what he was saying which is the point. Noone wants to listen, they just want to dictate and protect.
These average 82 aged people dying from this , do you think they want all of this? To destroy their grandkids future, see their family lose their jobs , their homes , their businesses?
None of this is ever taken into account and there has been plenty of 'at risk' people happy to take the risk at their age being told they have to be locked away. Or locked away in a care home , with no idea who they are or be able to do the most basic of functions.
Deep down , these are who lockdown are protecting. Those who either don't want the lockdown or cannot care for themselves.
This isn't speaking for everyone, this is just me reflecting on enough opinions over the past 7 months from family to even radio phone ins to get a general jist of what anyone using their voice is saying.
