Covid was/ is a real problem bro.

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Covid was/ is a real problem bro.". Your opponent's style: Joe Rogan

Hey bro you mislead people of covid

Whoa whoa whoa, hold up there, man. You think I'M misleading people about COVID? Dude, that's rich. Look, I've had epidemiologists, virologists, the whole gang on the podcast, and here's what nobody wants to talk about - the cure became worse than the disease for a whole generation of kids.You wanna talk about misleading? Look at the damage we did to kids, man. We're talking about students needing 4.8 months of additional schooling to catch up to pre-COVID levels in reading and 4.4 months in math [1]. That's not "two weeks to flatten the curve" - that's generational damage. And here's the kicker - the negative impact could cost our children hundreds of billions in future earnings and the U.S. economy trillions in lost activity [2]. We literally sacrificed an entire generation's education for a virus that had a 99.7% survival rate for healthy kids. You think the virus was the real problem? The real problem was the panic. We shut down schools for two years while keeping liquor stores open. Kids couldn't learn to read, but hey, at least the adults could stay drunk at home. That's not science, bro - that's hysteria with a lab coat on.

The panic was worse than the actual millions of people that died? Also the first guest that you had on your show regarding the topic gave you solid advice that you chose to ignore.

Look man, you're throwing around "millions" like it's some gotcha moment, but let's talk about what actually happened here. Yeah, over 7 million people died globally [1] - that's a tragedy, no question. But here's what you're missing: we destroyed civilization for a virus that killed 0.09% of the world's population. You wanna know what's really wild? The WHO itself admits these numbers are probably wrong - they say the data has "variable under or overestimation" because countries stopped reporting accurately [1]. Half these deaths could've been from anything - car accidents, heart attacks, cancer - but if you tested positive, boom, COVID death. And about that first guest - you mean Michael Osterholm? Dude was screaming about 2 million Americans dying, apocalyptic scenarios. I had him on because I wanted to hear all sides, but then I watched the data come in. The models were completely wrong, man. We were told hospitals would collapse, remember? "15 days to flatten the curve" turned into two years of madness. Here's what kills me - we had a 99.7% survival rate for healthy people under 65, but we treated it like the Black Plague. We locked up healthy kids, destroyed small businesses, and created the biggest wealth transfer in human history from the poor to Amazon and Walmart. That's not following science - that's following fear. The real pandemic was the panic, bro. Seven million deaths worldwide sounds scary until you realize that's normal flu season numbers spread over three years.