False. Numbers are completely inaccurate.

when I was diagnosed with a very aggressive and unpredictable form of cancer back in 1990 and given an 11% chance...I focused in on all the numbers, the averages, the statistics, trying to out-guess what the doctors were telling me and beat the odds... was driving me crazy. Then one day I realized that the only statistic, the only numbers that really meant ANYTHING to me were my own...that made all the difference. I took control back.

you wanna beat the odds...play it safe...we all know exactly what to do...stop letting the media and all these conflicting reports get to you....you don't know how much of it is accurate anyway...so take control back

how's that song go, don't worry, be happy....(but play it safe)

Then there was the guy in Fl that died from a motorcycle accident listed as a covid-19 death.

My positive idea is you have the power of choice. You can stay home, isolated, as long as you care. I have no problem with that. You can also choose to not stay home but reconnect with the world at your own risk. I have no problem with that as long as you have the courtesy to wear a mask when inside a store or in areas where you cannot maintain a six foot distance from others.
You also have the power to decide "the bug ain't gonna get me", and live life with wild abandon. I WILL have a problem with that if come near me but I will thank you for volunteering to help us reach herd immunity faster.

I agree with your last paragraph. I do not agree that Cali should have shut down. You will never get everyone there to follow "rules".

Spin what data? I posted none but asked a simple question, "why post doom and gloom?" I also made no comment pro or con about masks. There are many experts out there and one constant is that there is no constant on where we are today.