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guffguy89 posted...

Social distancing fatigue is starting to penetrate my inner circle. My coworker (a strict follower of social distancing) admitted to an extended family get together this weekend. My mother called and is trying to get me to come over for Mother's Day (havent seen her since stay at home order in place, she's also been a strict follower supposedly).

The nice weather this weekend didn't help. I myself am starting to break down a bit on my hardnose stay at home stance. I mean, what's a little get together gonna hurt? Surely they have a much better chance of getting infected at a grocery store than by a small family visit?

And let's be honest, this isn't going away until a vaccine comes out. If people are already experiencing quarantine fatigue now, just wait until the summer fully kicks in.

Yup, the current situation is not sustainable, not unless the death count suddenly massively soars by thousands a day (which no one wants to happen). Like you said, warm weather is going to force states to loosen things up, whether they really want to or not.

The crazy thing is, of course they're more likely to get sick from an intimate family gathering! Contrast to a grocery run where most people are wearing masks and trying to stay the heck away from everyone else.

Just think how shitty you would feel if you went to a family gathering, only to feel sick a day or two later. Turns out you were asymptomatic at the gathering, and while hugging everyone before leaving, managed to pass the disease to your parents and grandparents. And then 2 weeks later one of them dies.

I know, I know, awful hypothetical situation and all that but still. It weighs on my mind, even though I know eventually things will have to get back to normal.

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