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> There are a handful of people who are indeed just upset about their freedoms in that sense, but they are a fringe. I live in a blue state, but I am seeing SO
by jawns 6y ago
> There are a handful of people who are indeed just upset about their freedoms in that sense, but they are a fringe.
I live in a blue state, but I am seeing SO MANY PEOPLE ignoring sensible, low-effort preventive guidelines, such as social distancing and wearing masks when in close contact with others.
My best guess is that it's a mix of:
1. freedom / civil liberties / not wanting the government to tell them what to do, and
2. the shortsighted view that just because they're of an age unlikely to be hit hard by the virus, they shouldn't need to mildly inconvenience themselves to prevent the spread to more vulnerable populations.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoI'm just not sure how I'm supposed to take social distancing guidelines seriously at this point. My state purports to have an order to stay at home, but as more and more businesses reopen, they've still offered no guidance on when it'll be permitted to see friends and family again. It seems increasingly clear that there's a hidden "unless you really want to" clause, and all of us who were strictly obeying the rules just got tricked.
- jupp0r 6y ago"but I am seeing SO MANY PEOPLE ignoring sensible, low-effort preventive guidelines" That's selection bias, though. You don't see the vast majority of people barely going out.