> […] if the group is filled with morons that "think for themselves" (aka selfish assholes) then the dial will grind slower […] That’s basically my point. The

> […] if the group is filled with morons that "think for themselves" (aka selfish assholes) then the dial will grind slower […] That’s basically my point. The group is already behaving as you describe. (Else transmission wouldn’t be high already.) It’s OK to bemoan it. But it’s not reasonable to expect people to behave in a way that ignores reality on the ground. > Most people are fucking stupid. No, I don’t believe that. I can get on board with a criticism that many behaviours are automatic, and we are not always making conscious decisions. But in general, people are not stupid. > There's nothing rational about not wearing a mask in high risk situation […] It can readily be rationalised, but on the basis that it’s not actually a high risk situation.