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I'm just some guy, I wear a mask outside, I socially distance, all my friends and family do the same. Why EXACTLY am I supposed to continue to care about case n

I'm just some guy, I wear a mask outside, I socially distance, all my friends and family do the same. Why EXACTLY am I supposed to continue to care about case numbers or death numbers? Am I supposed to be taking action here? Marching in the street? Arguing for hours on end with random strangers online who have already made up their mind in the contrary? Buying a gun and shooting someone for the greater good? At some point, everyone made up their mind, made their plans, voted for their politicians, what is the point of continuing to spin the wheels on this one?

andybak 6y ago
At one stage I was to some degree modulating the amount of caution I exhibited based on the case numbers both nationally and in my area. I was trying to do a rough cost/benefit analysis in my head whenever there was social pressue to do something other than stay the hell out of everyone's way. (Things have got bad enough in the UK since then that I'm now able to do the simpler thing - which is just stay the hell out of everyone's way. Much less taxing on the brain)
subsubzero 6y ago
I agree, I am totally drained of everything covid, its been 24/7 news saturation since March(exceptions being election, BLM protests). Once I get my shots and my family gets theirs I am going to take a much needed and extended break from the news.
- adolph 6y ago
  The lack of major outbreaks post-BLM was something that made me go "Hmmm."
  - DanBC 6y ago
    B117 variant wasn't circulating then, and we've known for a while that while it's not "no risk" outdoor activity is "lower risk". (EDIT: I'm not suggesting that meeting people outside is a good idea, I think lockdowns are needed, especially with B117 around). Here's a respected not-idiot virologist talking about it. https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1348771251758784517?s=20 https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1348771251758784517?s=2...
    - adolph 6y ago
      That person didn’t seem to weigh in on outdoor group transmission at the time. (Infect OR disease) (from:mugecevik) until:2020-06-30 since:2020-05-01
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silicon2401 6y ago
I'm always skeptical of people telling me what I should think or feel. It's almost never for my own benefit

andybak 6y ago

At one stage I was to some degree modulating the amount of caution I exhibited based on the case numbers both nationally and in my area. I was trying to do a rough cost/benefit analysis in my head whenever there was social pressue to do something other than stay the hell out of everyone's way. (Things have got bad enough in the UK since then that I'm now able to do the simpler thing - which is just stay the hell out of everyone's way. Much less taxing on the brain)

subsubzero 6y ago

I agree, I am totally drained of everything covid, its been 24/7 news saturation since March(exceptions being election, BLM protests). Once I get my shots and my family gets theirs I am going to take a much needed and extended break from the news.

adolph 6y ago
The lack of major outbreaks post-BLM was something that made me go "Hmmm."
- DanBC 6y ago
  B117 variant wasn't circulating then, and we've known for a while that while it's not "no risk" outdoor activity is "lower risk". (EDIT: I'm not suggesting that meeting people outside is a good idea, I think lockdowns are needed, especially with B117 around). Here's a respected not-idiot virologist talking about it. https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1348771251758784517?s=20 https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1348771251758784517?s=2...
  - adolph 6y ago
    That person didn’t seem to weigh in on outdoor group transmission at the time. (Infect OR disease) (from:mugecevik) until:2020-06-30 since:2020-05-01
- deleted 6y ago
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silicon2401 6y ago

I'm always skeptical of people telling me what I should think or feel. It's almost never for my own benefit