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There are a lot of older (and otherwise susceptible) people on campus. Regardless, no they can’t do that because if something did happen, they’d get blasted. I
by mirker 5y ago
There are a lot of older (and otherwise susceptible) people on campus. Regardless, no they can’t do that because if something did happen, they’d get blasted.
It’s the same with anything safety-related, really. Driving a car is super unsafe, but rather than banning cars, you wear a seatbelt.
- systemvoltage 5y agoOlder people should WFH and be careful. They shouldn’t burden younger generation for their disproportionate susceptibility to this disease. I know what the next counter argument is: But they will get COVID from their children. Then I guess we should discourage older people from hanging out with anyone without testing and precautions. Why aren’t we placing burden on older generation to protect themselves?
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI am sympathetic to this point, but many of the older people are the professors, ostensibly the reason for students being there in the first place.
- mirker 5y agoYes, and the professors are also part of the government and financial success of a research-based school. Undergraduate students are perhaps only 50% of the school’s priorities.
- giraffe_lady 5y ago> Older people should WFH and be careful. Do we have or are you pushing for policies requiring WFH accommodations for them? What about people without jobs that can be done remotely, which yes does include a lot of the elderly population. And careful how? Like for example frequent testing of those around them? Or policies requiring employers to not allow people back to work until they are confirmed non-contagious? > Older people should WFH and be careful. Absent any of those policies existing, this line like so so many others in here just reads as "it seems pretty safe for me now so good luck everyone."