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There's an element of personal risk assessment that is allowed in American culture that you're not acknowledging. Some people jump out of planes, others prefer
by aantix 6y ago
There's an element of personal risk assessment that is allowed in American culture that you're not acknowledging.
Some people jump out of planes, others prefer to stay grounded. Some start companies and risk their life savings, others prefer the safety of salaried position.
Even when in agreement on the correctness of the data findings, our risk assessments and individual actions will very wildly.
- DennisP 6y agoIf it were just about people willing to risk dying, I would have no complaint. But since this is a contagious disease, it's actually about people willing to risk killing. That's what I find morally objectionable, and indicative of deep rot in our society.
- just-juan-post 6y agoBan condomless sex, ban all alcohol, ban individual ownership of cars, ban individual ownership of guns. If you participate in any of these activities you are intentionally being reckless with the lives of others.
- DennisP 6y agoNone of those remotely compare. Covid just became the number one cause of death in the US, in terms of deaths per day. Unlike heart disease and cancer, this was entirely preventable. Compared to banning cars, the safety measures are minor inconveniences, and only need to last until vaccines are widely available, which will happen in a few months.
- guscost 6y agoWhat you see as “risking killing” we see as “living a free life”. Same problem as with CO2 and global warming, we will only ever respond to negotiation and persuasion, you will never be able to walk over us like we are doormats. It doesn’t matter if there is a way to rationalize how leaving us free might harm others, we generally do not trust your judgement and we will never entrust you with the power to enslave us.
- RVuRnvbM2e 6y agoNothing you have described here is unique to the US.
- heavyset_go 6y ago> Some start companies and risk their life savings, others prefer the safety of salaried position. Yet Scandinavian countries have higher rates of entrepreneurship than the US does.