Re: Who spreads the virus?

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 08:49:12 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > On Sat, 23 May 2020, robert wrote:
 >  > To me, it's interesting how this virus hits at our very way of living.
 >  > For example, people contract the disease indoors, including work places.
 >  > In other words, to anthropomorphize it, the virus wants us to stop working
 >  > and stop reproducing, perhaps to give the Earth and the environment a
 >  > break.
 >  > 
 >  > I wonder if the Black Plague accomplished the same thing?  Was the
 >  > environment in Europe in a downward spiral when it hit?
 >  
 > I'm sure they had chopped down lots of trees in forests in Europe, 
 > and probably killed all the remaining European lions by then.

It's mindblowing to think that viruses may have helped humans survive and
ultimately dominant the planet, just by culling the herd and changing
behaviors at the right times.