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It’s politics when you are deciding what groups of people should do. When you make personal decisions it is about biology. I know many people feel like you do.

It’s politics when you are deciding what groups of people should do. When you make personal decisions it is about biology. I know many people feel like you do. And it may be inevitable that most of us get exposed. But I’m inclined to postpone my exposure for as long as possible, preferably not until the disease is better understood and there are better treatments available. I do appreciate that I’m lucky enough to have the financial flexibility to make that decision and not everyone has that luxury. I miss the restaurants and bars and museums and even the subways too. I’m just not going to be rushing into them after what we’ve witnessed in this city the last ten weeks.

umanwizard 6y ago
> It’s politics when you are deciding what groups of people should do. Yes, which is what the protests are about: whether large groups of people should be allowed to do certain things. Nobody is protesting against your right to stay inside if you want to. > I’m just not going to be rushing into them after what we’ve witnessed in this city the last ten weeks. That’s fine. But you claimed you couldn’t imagine anyone behaving differently, when (clearly IMO) quite a lot of people will.
- josephorjoe 6y ago
  > That’s fine. But you claimed you couldn’t imagine anyone behaving differently, when (clearly IMO) quite a lot of people will. That's a fair criticism. I should have said "anyone I know" as that was where my thoughts were. Most of the people I know are over 40 with kids, so that group tends to be a bit more cautious than some. Although I was surprised by how many (over 50%) of my <35 year old co-workers just got out of the city by mid-march.
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