I don't discount the things you mentioned--stroke,

I don't discount the things you mentioned--stroke, diabetes etc. They are all very serious, but they are also part of life--genetics, environment--which one or maybe both. You can't avoid death--no one has, and no one will--but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try!!

What i am saying is that the lack of social interaction has far surpassed those in society. I just got back from a party with 100+ people--friends who I haven't seen for 365+ days. EVERYONE there knows the risk of getting together(it was a large group of people in the medical field) but yet everyone was have a great time seeing each other again.

I am old enough to be on the edge of the cold war time frame--this in my opinion is not even close to the same. Yes, there was a fear of an atomic bomb, but I think the average person realized it probably wasn't going to happen--and if it did, live as they knew it was over. To compare that to the the lockdowns, lack of social interaction, to me isn't even in the same ball park.

The mental health issues I have seen with my friends, employees, customers far surpasses that. Our "public health" officials have made humans afraid of themselves--they fear their next door neighbor or the person standing next to them in the line at the grocery store.

JLang--I love our conversation--rational, no name calling, etc. It would be fun to get together and talk about life over a glass of wine, dinner or a whatever. Hopefully after LL hits the ball out of the ball park, that can happen

NJ