The “us” I intended above was society generally, not LW folks. If you look back at the original “shut down everything now” articles they were all about deaths:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200310035017/https://www.flattenthecurve.com/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-cancel-everything/607675/
https://tomaspueyo.medium.com/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
https://medium.com/@joschabach/flattening-the-curve-is-a-deadly-delusion-eea324fe9727
Specifically on Lesswrong, most pre-lockdown discussion was about deaths (ex https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RukXjEvMfqDKRJaup/what-will-be-the-big-picture-implications-of-the-coronavirus) with the notable exception of Jim’s https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/h4GFHbhxE2pfiadhi/will-covid-19-survivors-suffer-lasting-disability-at-a-high
The “us” I intended above was society generally, not LW folks. If you look back at the original “shut down everything now” articles they were all about deaths:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200310035017/https://www.flattenthecurve.com/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-cancel-everything/607675/
https://tomaspueyo.medium.com/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
https://medium.com/@joschabach/flattening-the-curve-is-a-deadly-delusion-eea324fe9727
Specifically on Lesswrong, most pre-lockdown discussion was about deaths (ex https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RukXjEvMfqDKRJaup/what-will-be-the-big-picture-implications-of-the-coronavirus) with the notable exception of Jim’s https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/h4GFHbhxE2pfiadhi/will-covid-19-survivors-suffer-lasting-disability-at-a-high