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Swedish authorities relied on their citizen to behave, follow rules and use common sense in general, plus some administrative measures that can be implemented o
by yaris 6y ago
Swedish authorities relied on their citizen to behave, follow rules and use common sense in general, plus some administrative measures that can be implemented only by organizations. To me this is much better than to force people into lockdown no matter what.
This has shown (again) negative parts of the swedish mindset, but that is a different matter and possibly the current approach with COVID will help to improve (if not eliminate) those parts.
- imartin2k 6y agoLet's hope you are right. Edit: I clicked on your previous comments and saw one from some months ago where you wrote this: "Swedes tend not to think about "bad case", so if something does not go according to an optimistic plan - it sometimes comes as a great surprise for them" This exactly in line with the current situation and my own assessment. So do you see a chance that this will be enough of a learning experience so in the future, Swedes (on a group level) will become better in factoring in the "bad case" in their decisions/thinking?
- yaris 6y agoI really hope that this COVID situation will be a strong enough kick in the ass. Sweden as a country and as a social group is nowadays not swift enough to react to things turning bad, so it _has_ to learn to be proactive.
- s1artibartfast 6y agoAs an outsider, I thought the opposite had happened. Early in the pandemic, The virus was thought to be both more deadly and more contagious. Many countries adopted a goal of flattening the curve, with the understanding that the the virus could not be suppressed. Sweden pursued a fatten the curve policy in a very sensible manner, keep infections as high as your health system can handle until herd resistance is achieved.