No Covid cases!

[Ana the Ist]

oh wow, that is dark.

I love it.

Have you seen Norm Macdonald's covid standup bit?

 

[iluvatar5150]

Have you seen Norm Macdonald's covid standup bit?

My wife: He sounds very drunk.
Me: Ya think?

 

[variant]

North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19, still says no cases: WHO representative

With all the hype over S Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan...I thought it was worth discussing the most successful Covid19 pandemic story.

N. Korea.

Thoughts?

If that were true, we could definitely point to that particular system as a case where the cure is worse than the disease.

 

[variant]

I somehow missed the last sentence there. It is still highly suspicious. Why so many people in quarantines if there were no cases? The problem with this disease is that it can have up to a two week incubation period. Quarantine of suspected sources is often too late to stop its spread.

You could theoretically quarantine every suspected case and everyone who has had contact with a suspected case, and still not get any positive results.

It depends on why you were suspicious.

 

[DamianWarS]

How do you explain that the locations that have the least restrictions are the ones with the least cases and mortality?

I'm not sure what your referring to, I was speaking about the DPRK

 

[Al Touthentop]

I'm not sure what your referring to, I was speaking about the DPRK

I know. I was challenging the idea that the most draconian response always results in the most successful result. Its always assumed that quarantining healthy people is effective. What if it isn't?

 

[dms1972]

oh wow, that is dark.

I love it.

Was that official reporting of cases on one day? Or the number of times he contradicated himself in interviews. Whats it from? While i would not be surprised if the North Korean official statistics were contradictory. Its not funny, it is dark and I don't like it at all, neither would anyone living there not brain-washed by his regime.

 

[Ana the Ist]

Was that official reporting of cases on one day? Or the number of times he contradicated himself in interviews. Whats it from? While i would not be surprised if the North Korean official statistics were contradictory. Its not funny, it is dark and I don't like it at all, neither would anyone living there not brain-washed by his regime.

This might be my favorite post ever...

I think it's a pretty safe bet that...

1. Kim Jong Un isn't on Twitter.
2. If he was, he doesn't have "@SupremeLeader" as his Twitter handle
3. It's clearly a joke, not official in any way.
4. The joke is that as soon as a case of Covid pops up....he kills the person....reducing the count back to 0.

Now, I suppose that you can find it too dark or not amusing....humor is subjective....but perhaps consider that this is the way some people deal with the situation

 

[dms1972]

This might be my favorite post ever...

I think it's a pretty safe bet that...

1. Kim Jong Un isn't on Twitter.
2. If he was, he doesn't have "@SupremeLeader" as his Twitter handle
3. It's clearly a joke, not official in any way.
4. The joke is that as soon as a case of Covid pops up....he kills the person....reducing the count back to 0.

Now, I suppose that you can find it too dark or not amusing....humor is subjective....but perhaps consider that this is the way some people deal with the situation

I'll repeat, but as it was obvious I was skeptical, why would i have asked "where it was from?" I'll not waste time arguing.

Now while I know some folks even use famous people screen names, can you nevertheless tell us why is it a safe bet, when Trump and other leaders actually do use Twitter?

Now as to its being funny, yes humour is subjective, but as people go missing and are murdered under his regime, I don't find it funny, and I have a healthy sense of humour.

But if humour is subjective then what is wrong with me not finding it funny? You are not trying to say it was objectively funny are you? Consider this that others deal with it in a different manner.

 

[Ana the Ist]

Now while I know some folks even use famous people screen names, can you nevertheless tell us why is it a safe bet, when Trump and other leaders actually do use Twitter?

Why would he use Twitter? Who is he going to talk to?

Smartphones aren't exactly common in N Korea.

Now as to its being funny, yes humour is subjective

Good, we agree.

But if humour is subjective then what is wrong with me not finding it funny?

Absolutely nothing.

You are not trying to say it was objectively funny are you?.

No...I just said humor is subjective.

 

[DamianWarS]

I know. I was challenging the idea that the most draconian response always results in the most successful result. Its always assumed that quarantining healthy people is effective. What if it isn't?

Well the DPRK would certainly be a candidate for the most draconian response, however I don't see general quarantining measures an example of this. What is it that you want to discuss? How the DPRK is managing covid or how the rest of the world is managing covid?

 

[wing2000]

Thoughts?

North Korea.

 

[Robban]

North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19, still says no cases: WHO representative

With all the hype over S Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan...I thought it was worth discussing the most successful Covid19 pandemic story.

N. Korea.

Thoughts?

Could be their immune systems have not been ruined
by industrial processed foods.

 

[Ana the Ist]

Could be their immune systems have not been ruined
by industrial processed foods.

I daresay their immune systems are begging for industrial processed foods.

 

[dms1972]

Why would he use Twitter? Who is he going to talk to?

Smartphones aren't exactly common in N Korea.

Who needs a smartphone to view Twitter? Why would he be only talking to folks in his own country?

Who would he talk to? Who would he put messages out to do you mean? Who does anyone on Twitter talk to? - everyone in the wider world who uses Twitter perhaps?

 

[Ana the Ist]

Who needs a smartphone to view Twitter?

The smartphone is essential to the success of Twitter. I don't see a lot of people hopping on the PC to check it. It's probably worth pointing out they don't have PCs either.

Why would he be only talking to folks in his own country?

Who else would he talk to?

 

[cow451]

North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19, still says no cases: WHO representative

With all the hype over S Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan...I thought it was worth discussing the most successful Covid19 pandemic story.

N. Korea.

Thoughts?

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[dms1972]

The smartphone is essential to the success of Twitter. I don't see a lot of people hopping on the PC to check it. It's probably worth pointing out they don't have PCs either.



Who else would he talk to?

I am finding it hard to understand your incomprehension - you think he lives in closed psyche and under house arrest or something - why would it even matter what is needed for the success of twitter the FACT remains it can be viewed on a computer. Nice detraction but not to the point. How do you think he communicates with those outside his country - via carrier pigeon?

 

[Ana the Ist]

How do you think he communicates with those outside his country - via carrier pigeon?

I'll tell you how he doesn't communicate with world leaders....Twitter.