Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

3. Got to thinking

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 12:52 AM

Mar 2020

this morning about Time magazine's "Person of the Year" cover, put out at the end of the year. Sometimes, it's not a person, it's a thing, like in 1982, it was "The Computer".

It's not necessarily an honor, it is someone or something that has changed the world the most. Is there any doubt that this year it will be the coronavirus COVID-19?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

21 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Nature has hit the "reset" button. It must change us. Forever. [View all] TygrBright Mar 2020 OP

Here: emmaverybo Mar 2020 #1

Killing 3% of a population isn't really a reset button. PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #2

What assurances do we have that it will be 3% The_jackalope Mar 2020 #7

None. Igel Mar 2020 #16

1% is still a horrendous death rate. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #20

Maybe it will be enough that Nature can take a deep breath. We've been smothering Her. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #8

That's actually the upper range, if S. Korea's numbers are accurate Warpy Mar 2020 #10

Got to thinking customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #3

If it isn't I'd hate to see what surpasses it. lunatica Mar 2020 #4

Wonderful, tygr, cilla4progress Mar 2020 #5

So many lessons to learn from all this flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #6

A Letter from the Virus: #LISTEN ornotna Mar 2020 #9

Virus isn't a being that's making any demands. LisaL Mar 2020 #14

Many thanks - well said. GoneOffShore Mar 2020 #11

Diseases have been around since the dawn of life, adapt or die, that is the way of our world Baclava Mar 2020 #12

That's exactly right. LisaL Mar 2020 #13

Obama admin had 1 million people tested within weeks of declaring Swine Flu a national health issue uponit7771 Mar 2020 #15

Notice two announcements. Igel Mar 2020 #17

How did Obama admin get past the regulations? Something is wrong with Trump's story uponit7771 Mar 2020 #19

Some things will change after this, but increased environmentalism won't be one of them Amishman Mar 2020 #18

Call me naive, but I think most people are good. zanana1 Mar 2020 #21