3 ms·

I don't disagree but turning this thread into a snide echo chamber isn't great. Please don't do this here.

• cratermoon 5y ago
  OK let's ask the question differently. The reason people aren't returning to the office is because of the COVID-19 situation. We have ways to fix that. Mitigation: isolation, quarantine, social distancing of those suspected, their families, and the elderly Suppression: All of the mitigation measures, but applied to the entire population, plus closure of all non-essential activity We also have one we didn't have 18 months ago: a vaccine, and vaccine mandates. CEOs could be going to their elected representatives and pushing hard for these to happen. Why aren't they doing that? Why is the US content with ineffective half-measures that are prolonging the economic disruption that CEOs are so concerned about? Instead of say 6-9 weeks of disruption followed by a safe return to pre-pandemic activities, the US re-opened too early because of pressure from business. They weren't thinking long term, and now instead of short-term pain we have entire industries and supply chains disrupted. And yes I know this a global thing but the failures of the US to behave as a world citizen are, arguably, driving the continued global disruption.