[BostonCard]

Yes, I "get" that.  It just strikes me as odd (if not somewhat futile) to enforce perfectly the quarantine rules on a subset of the population who, odds on, don't have nearly the same risk coefficient as the rest of society; while we are in "epic fail" mode when it comes to effective trace and quarantine with said rest of society.

But hey, "every little bit helps," right?  Quarantining college kids puts the emphasis on "little" in that phrase.

I think the term of art is "revealed preferences".  We as a society don't actually give a crap about public health; we do care a lot about being able to watch 20 year olds strap on helmets and try to advance an oblong ball 100 yards. More importantly, we are willing to pay (a lot) of money for that, so the NCAA will be willing to do the things that we ourselves don't seem willing or capable of doing.

BC

[BostonCard]

Yes, I "get" that.  It just strikes me as odd (if not somewhat futile) to enforce perfectly the quarantine rules on a subset of the population who, odds on, don't have nearly the same risk coefficient as the rest of society; while we are in "epic fail" mode when it comes to effective trace and quarantine with said rest of society.

But hey, "every little bit helps," right?  Quarantining college kids puts the emphasis on "little" in that phrase.

I think the term of art is "revealed preferences".  We as a society don't actually give a crap about public health; we do care a lot about being able to watch 20 year olds strap on helmets and try to advance an oblong ball 100 yards. More importantly, we are willing to pay (a lot) of money for that, so the NCAA will be willing to do the things that we ourselves don't seem willing or capable of doing.

BC