COVID and the previous US Presidential cycle have fundamentally changed my view of almost everything: populism, reason, public welfare, media. And now Germans

COVID and the previous US Presidential cycle have fundamentally changed my view of almost everything: populism, reason, public welfare, media. And now Germans ... who could otherwise be relied upon to do the fairly rational thing. It just doesn't stop. That said, here is the provincial breakdown [1] Germany is mostly not very urban, they are a big more spread out. Even Munich proper is not very big, people live in surrounding regions. The urban and denser areas are vaccinated at higher rates. It could be this 'not a lot of urban core' type living where people are a bit more spread out that puts them at ease. I know that my colleagues who live out of town where COVID rates are lower are less often vaccinated, they just don't feel the pressure, perhaps this is the same in Germany. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195589/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccinations-number-federal-state-per-1000-germany/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195589/coronavirus-covi...