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Agreed. My Silicon Valley tech company had me start working from home on March 6. The valley was VERY early on shutdowns. It seems silly and insane to go back t

by rconti 6y ago

Agreed. My Silicon Valley tech company had me start working from home on March 6. The valley was VERY early on shutdowns. It seems silly and insane to go back to in-office in a very hurried manner when, for most people, this is working fine. Daily infections are many orders of magnitude higher today than they were in early March of last year when there were only, what, a couple hundred cases in the entire STATE? I won't discount how hard remote work has been for many people, but the fact of the matter is, continuing to do it for a little while longer is far less risky from the company's perspective than pulling the trigger in the first place, 1 year ago. It's largely been a successful move. As for lying to get the vaccine, yeah. I'd say that once the 65+ population had been eligible for awhile, and the state opened it up to a lot more people, whatever moral hesitancy towards lying that there might have been, has largely evaporated. I've heard plenty about strategies, what vendors don't check. I'm no in a huge hurry, so I'll wait. But that's just me.

fossuser 6y ago
Yeah, I'm also just waiting for them to open it up to general availability - but it's irritating.
- rconti 6y ago
  Which part? I think the rollout has been quite good. Particularly compared to, well, most countries. Every state and locality can have different rules, which I get is frustrating from a consistency and public messaging standpoint, but people get equally frustrated with a top-down approach where the rules don't make sense everywhere. Each locality has generally started with healthcare workers, old-age homes, and 65+.. beyond that I think there are diminishing returns with slicing and dicing the populace more carefully, so some states throw open the doors and others try to be more targeted. shrug It doesn't seem to be affecting the speed of vaccinations, which seems quite good, so I'm okay with waiting. I'm also somewhat okay with people jumping the line because at this point I think it's mostly important to get the numbers up, not gatekeeping.
  - fossuser 6y ago
    I find it irritating that I'm waiting while others are lying to get it when I think it's time to open it up to general access. I agree it's important to get the numbers up at this point, so just make it GA. > "beyond that I think there are diminishing returns with slicing and dicing the populace more carefully, so some states throw open the doors and others try to be more targeted." I agree - which is why I'd like it to open up. 40% of people over 16 in SF now have had it - let me get it too. https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1375131053518508033 https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1375131053518508033
    - rconti 6y ago
      Fair. Now that I'm having surgery in 3 weeks, and spending a lot of time in doctor's offices, I'm kinda wishing I had already gotten it. I guess there's still time for J&J, but not a multi-dose, not when avoiding 1 week before or after surgery timeframes.

by rconti 6y ago

fossuser 6y ago

Yeah, I'm also just waiting for them to open it up to general availability - but it's irritating.

rconti 6y ago
Which part? I think the rollout has been quite good. Particularly compared to, well, most countries. Every state and locality can have different rules, which I get is frustrating from a consistency and public messaging standpoint, but people get equally frustrated with a top-down approach where the rules don't make sense everywhere. Each locality has generally started with healthcare workers, old-age homes, and 65+.. beyond that I think there are diminishing returns with slicing and dicing the populace more carefully, so some states throw open the doors and others try to be more targeted. shrug It doesn't seem to be affecting the speed of vaccinations, which seems quite good, so I'm okay with waiting. I'm also somewhat okay with people jumping the line because at this point I think it's mostly important to get the numbers up, not gatekeeping.
- fossuser 6y ago
  I find it irritating that I'm waiting while others are lying to get it when I think it's time to open it up to general access. I agree it's important to get the numbers up at this point, so just make it GA. > "beyond that I think there are diminishing returns with slicing and dicing the populace more carefully, so some states throw open the doors and others try to be more targeted." I agree - which is why I'd like it to open up. 40% of people over 16 in SF now have had it - let me get it too. https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1375131053518508033 https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1375131053518508033
  - rconti 6y ago
    Fair. Now that I'm having surgery in 3 weeks, and spending a lot of time in doctor's offices, I'm kinda wishing I had already gotten it. I guess there's still time for J&J, but not a multi-dose, not when avoiding 1 week before or after surgery timeframes.