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> I'd love to see you try and add all that up in micromorts of personal risk and show me that it's actually a bad rational decision. Isn't that the whole reaso
by elliekelly 6y ago
> I'd love to see you try and add all that up in micromorts of personal risk and show me that it's actually a bad rational decision.
Isn't that the whole reason public health is necessary? Because a large group of individuals making rational health decisions alone can, collectively, make poor health decisions for the group? It's kind of like polluting or littering. Yes it's perfectly rational for me to throw my trash on the ground because it's cheap and convenient but when everyone acts "rationally" then everyone is worse off compared to when we coordinate.
- pyronik19 6y agoI'd argue that the insistence of public policy to impose such draconian limitations on individual rights has a larger negative health and well being outcomes, but we have made the cost collectively born so we are all miserable, broke, and in bad health to prevent to save a marginal number of people who were already in poor health status. We are practicing socialism but applied to health and wellbeing, with the same results as economic socialism... everyone is miserable.
- Ansil849 6y ago> the insistence of public policy to impose such draconian limitations on individual rights If people gave a damn about other people, they would be following best practices voluntarily, which would make policy limitations a moot point. But they do not, so here we are.
- vharuck 6y agoYou say that like, if governments didn't impose restrictions, a new and highly contagious virus that can send you or loved ones to the ICU would not make people avoid crowds, spend less, and overall feel miserable.