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guffguy89 posted...

This is one of the arguments people who have been violating the stay at home order since day 1 have been making. I initially looked at those people with shock. Like, how could they be so irresponsible, selfish, and careless? But a month has gone by and despite them seeing everyone and going everywhere, they never got the virus nor have anyone they've known. Obviously, this is just a short sample size of the people I know personally that have been breaking the stay at home order, but the longer this goes on, it's creating a false sense of security in people who are following the orders. If my friend isnt getting the virus by going to see his family and friends every other day, what are the chances I'd get the virus if I go see someone once?

The other new argument that's coming up is how long are we suppose to avoid our older relatives? Until a vaccine? Am i not supposed to physically see my mom for a year or two? Is that really the only responsible approach? If you say, "after the stay at home order is lifted, you can see her" or "wait a few more months and you can see her." Well, the coronavirus will still be around at that point, so I have as much chance of giving it to her now as I would giving it to her later. Until we both get vaccinated.

I just feel like I'm slowly turning to the other side on this. Every day they seem to be the more reasonable and my own the less reasonable.

on the first: there's no way of knowing if those people caught it and are asymptomatic too. it is definitely frustrating to see that and honestly, if you're not in a major city the risk is smaller, so i understand that. with that said, there are cases where people do that and end up infecting literally 100+ people. the biggest record i think is to a guy over in India who has a rumored count of 40,000.

the second and third basically just are a case of the more emotional and social side of things coming out. hell, that's part of the first one too really, it's jealousy or even outright envy of the ability to do that. which... is pretty human so it's nothing bad to feel or think that way. i don't know how severe the lockdown is where you are but a lot of places are overreaching and it shows. humans are social creatures that demand sunlight - these are natural needs we have as humans, it's literally our biology and make up. it's perfectly reasonable to want a clear idea of when things are opening up so you can prep for that. similarly, it's perfectly reasonable to be fearful of opening up too soon. you're just looking for a middle line so i wouldn't feel bad or guilty, it's a good thing to be able to see and understand the varying perspectives.

personally i take the position that if 1) our numbers are down, 2) our medical facilities are fully capable to handling an uptick of cases again (including concerns on PPE), and 3) we continue certain measures to minimize infection, we should start opening things up. medical has always been the line to work towards and what any plan should target. the good news of my outlook is that we've basically hit 1, are mostly there on 2, and 3 is happening. though "certain measures" should probably be better defined because i do fear businesses and governments overreaching themselves on it (e.g., mandatory/"recommended" contact tracing, certain business restrictions).

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