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It goes beyond that. We are constantly gambling all of the time that we might have some external effect on the world, it's the human condition. Generally we d
by throwaway22032 5y ago
It goes beyond that.
We are constantly gambling all of the time that we might have some external effect on the world, it's the human condition.
Generally we distinguish between overtly dangerous behaviours that could have easily been mitigated (e.g. drinking ten pints and going out for a drive), and behaviours that happen to be kind of a little bit dangerous but aren't explicitly malicious (e.g. just driving under normal circumstances).
The difference here with coronavirus is that for whatever reason, some people decided to apply a completely unreasonable standard of assuming that anything anyone did ever was a malicious act, which is completely incompatible with civilization. If we didn't have all of the exceptions for the proles (sorry, "essential workers"), society would have completely fallen apart.
- _yenm 5y agoThe arbitrary exceptions are pretty nice. In an industry I am aware of, people absolutely have to be onsite and also need to eat lunch. When lunch is being eaten in the cafeteria, you got a bunch of maskless people in the same room spread out at least six feet. It's been long established that the virus, particularly the omicron variant, easily spreads at distance. But those six feet, when blessed by corporate, make all the difference. ETA I do take the virus seriously, am vaxxed, and actually do a good job of social distancing, unlike many of my peers who preach the seriousness of the disease and yet engage in behaviors that are high risk in terms of transmission. Level of concern about the virus and belief in public health authority narrative are orthogonal dimensions.
- throwaway22032 5y agoIf you're sitting down you can't get coronavirus though. It only travels above 4ft. Unless you're on a plane. Something to do with the low ceilings I guess.