There are at least two factors at play here: - some people really don't understand exponential growth - it's become a mark of political tribalism to pretend tha

There are at least two factors at play here: - some people really don't understand exponential growth - it's become a mark of political tribalism to pretend that the pandemic isn't real. There are other factors, like the fact that most offices don't have the infrastructure for 100% of employees to work from home suddenly. But I think the above two factors dominate.