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This is looking at it from a technological angle. However, what about the social/financial aspects? If I am told to self isolate for any duration of time, will
by aboringusername 6y ago
This is looking at it from a technological angle. However, what about the social/financial aspects?
If I am told to self isolate for any duration of time, will the government provide 100% of my lost wages? Will they support businesses who could be put in real trouble from someone having time off? What about potential repeated cases of isolation?
Most people (including myself) will do anything to avoid being on their radar, and will not cooperate under any circumstance due to the reality that losing money is simply not an option for me, or my employers (where I could be replaced within a day, and that's my job gone).
Sadly, most governments haven't got well thought out policies, thus reducing the potential pool of users who'd engage with contact tracing (whether done via smartphone or manual like the UK).
We desperately need a UBI, for everyone, every month, forever, regardless of status (though, if you earn over a certain amount I'd agree with limiting the UBI, like for million/billionaires).
Otherwise, as we saw recently, someone infected over 70 people because she didn't isolate, because she needs food and a roof, it was a case of infect people (and risk them dying) or...dying because she can't afford rent/basics?
Yeah...This pandemic has exposed that capitalism is fucked, and during the worst virus outbreak this century there's no support for those that need it.
Even if I wanted to isolate, I couldn't afford to. Therefore I cannot comply with any contact tracing efforts.
- azinman2 6y agoAll of this is true if you test positive with or without an app. The app helps you know you might be asymptomatic and spreading it to people that you know or don’t know, who can then die from it or otherwise be seriously injured.
- richk449 6y agoClassic collective action problem. For a while, China was paying people who tested positive as a solution.