beerad12man said:
It's just as ridiculous to say the goal should be zero(at least, act like that way publicly even if behind the scenes we want that), because like it or not, what comes with that are the irrational people who demand it for eternity no matter how low numbers are until absolute zero. Which is unlikely to ever occur unless immunity lasts forever for every human being.
It's great if we end up with 0 due to durable immunity. I'd love it. But..... There's also a wide gap between 0 and 70k, so no need for the hyperbole. I'm sure that poster realizes we'd like less than 70k.
Then people aren't ambitious enough. We will never get zero cases, but getting to no sustained societal transmission is easily within grasp. All we need is another 10-15% to get the shot or so. And all I said is that should be the goal. Gotta lecture me as if I suggested everyone should weld themselves into their houses for a year.
Somehow meerly suggesting that herd immunity is good is just too dramatic for Texags. Itonic given how many people claimed we had reached herd immunity in September.