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From Japan with Love: it is irresponsible to go to a restaurant at this time. A population's safety is worth more than a couple small businesses going into mot

From Japan with Love: it is irresponsible to go to a restaurant at this time. A population's safety is worth more than a couple small businesses going into mothball mode. If you want to support said small business your task is clear: ensure 110% you and your family does not get infected. Risking infection just to "save" a business is an oxymoron. These businesses are at risk because of the infections, their pain will continue until the entire population treats the virus seriously and contains it. If you want to help restaurants: stay home.

lukasm 7y ago
There has to be a trade-off between "social distancing" and being a productive human being which can afford to buy food and medicine and can go to the store to get the goods. One could make an argument that is more socially responsible to go to a small restaurant than to a crowded store.
- lathiat 7y ago
  as stated maybe that sounds true, but you can visit a crowded store once with one person and then feed a family of multiple people for a week (perhaps 21 meals). Multiple people have to visit a restaurant once for each 1 meal. So on the whole it would seem to scale much better if 1 person per household visits the store once per week, and the store should also not be super "crowded" if everyone is doing the same.
  - lukasm 7y ago
    sure, but in practice that ain't gonna happen. My point was about an average trip to a restaurant vs average shopping. If we are talking about the scenario with the minimal possible risk a restaurant could still beat the shop. You are going to drive through or pick up a pizza that you order online, so you spend a few minutes per meal with a limited number of people, say, for 21 meals, you have contacted 50 people. No need to touch trolleys, bags, boxes of pasta that people sneezed on. At home you reheat the pizza in the oven to kill the viruses. > The Institute of Transportation Engineers estimates that one Walmart super center receives 10,000 car visits per day
ISL 7y ago
Also, while you're at home, you can call them up and purchase a gift certificate. It is interest-free financing for the restaurant at a time when free cash-flow is desperately needed, and it shows them that you care.

lukasm 7y ago

There has to be a trade-off between "social distancing" and being a productive human being which can afford to buy food and medicine and can go to the store to get the goods. One could make an argument that is more socially responsible to go to a small restaurant than to a crowded store.

lathiat 7y ago
as stated maybe that sounds true, but you can visit a crowded store once with one person and then feed a family of multiple people for a week (perhaps 21 meals). Multiple people have to visit a restaurant once for each 1 meal. So on the whole it would seem to scale much better if 1 person per household visits the store once per week, and the store should also not be super "crowded" if everyone is doing the same.
- lukasm 7y ago
  sure, but in practice that ain't gonna happen. My point was about an average trip to a restaurant vs average shopping. If we are talking about the scenario with the minimal possible risk a restaurant could still beat the shop. You are going to drive through or pick up a pizza that you order online, so you spend a few minutes per meal with a limited number of people, say, for 21 meals, you have contacted 50 people. No need to touch trolleys, bags, boxes of pasta that people sneezed on. At home you reheat the pizza in the oven to kill the viruses. > The Institute of Transportation Engineers estimates that one Walmart super center receives 10,000 car visits per day

ISL 7y ago

Also, while you're at home, you can call them up and purchase a gift certificate. It is interest-free financing for the restaurant at a time when free cash-flow is desperately needed, and it shows them that you care.