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Nobody "flattened" anything. Places without restrictions had those exact ebbs and flows of "cases".
by dude187 5y ago
Nobody "flattened" anything. Places without restrictions had those exact ebbs and flows of "cases".
- ethanbond 5y agoWhat places do you have in mind that had no large scale behavioral changes (govt-mandated or voluntary)?
- dude187 5y agoSweden is a good example, as are state based comparisons across the US. Especially when you look at timing of things like mask mandates in a certain area, where the case trajectory before and after mask mandates in one area looks no different. Especially when compared against differently timed mask mandates in other areas that tracked a near exact case curve.
- ethanbond 5y agoDidn’t Sweden’s economy take a similar hit as its more restrictive neighbors, implying a pretty significant change in behavior?
- dude187 5y agoI've certainly heard those accusations, but it doesn't really stand up on its own. The supply chain disruptions of the restrictions around it will impact it all the same, even among of a population that wasn't forced into lockdowns and other shutdowns.
- dude187 5y agoAlso, I want to clearly and strongly reject non-law enforced "change in behavior" as being any defense of government removals of freedom. It does not defend such attacks in ANY way whatsoever. While in my other reply I express my doubt at "change in behavior" being the driver of any sort of economic impact similarities, say it was. In that case, what it would show is that overbearing government removals of freedoms to the extent that you can't even go out in public are not even needed to have that effect in behavior.
- micromacrofoot 5y agoyou can still ebb and flow at a lower magnitude