Beware of "False Peaks"

[ThoughtCriminal]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_peak

"In mountaineering, a false peak or false summit is a peak that appears to be the pinnacle of the mountain but upon reaching, it turns out the summit is higher. False peaks can have significant effects on climbers' psychological states by inducing feelings of dashed hopes or even failure. The term false peak can also be applied to non-mountaineering activities where obstacles posing as the end goal produce the same psychological effects."


No matter how you crunch the numbers, this pandemic is only just getting started
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/16/number-coronavirus-pandemic

[Shermann]

1. +1

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213313222

[bullwinkle428]

2. I just read an article indicating this is more of a plateau than a peak...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/isn-t-flattened-curve-were-220023017.html

[2naSalit]

3. All the early graphs that I saw showed

a quick lull then another rapid spike that had a severe slope thereafter. We have another month or two before my state reaches its projected peak. That may change but I agree, this has just begun and it's going to be at least summer of 2021 before we have a vaccine. I'm glad and thankful that I scored a new housing situation where I have a garden to grow most of my food this year.