11-14-2020, 07:46 AM
I suspect communities will be more receptive to SIP rules as COVID hits their communities the way it hit NYC in March/April. Almost everyone I know who lived through those six weeks takes COVID very seriously, but precisely because our mitigation efforts were very successful initially, I think many chafe at SIP as an unnecessary restriction. When half the country resembles N.D., folks will fall into line.
I just wish there was less moralizing/hectoring. Carrots work better than sticks, and you can bring a horse to water, but can't make them drink. Maybe we just ask nicely and remind people that masking, etc., is for the benefit of their friends, neighbors, and community. I really, really wish we could de-escalate the partisanship associated w/ all of this. It's foolish, counter-productive, and a lose-lose for everyone. If DJT is in fact out the door, can we please move past finger pointing and just focus on thoughtfully balancing productive mitigation efforts against costs to social and economic wellbeing?
I just wish there was less moralizing/hectoring. Carrots work better than sticks, and you can bring a horse to water, but can't make them drink. Maybe we just ask nicely and remind people that masking, etc., is for the benefit of their friends, neighbors, and community. I really, really wish we could de-escalate the partisanship associated w/ all of this. It's foolish, counter-productive, and a lose-lose for everyone. If DJT is in fact out the door, can we please move past finger pointing and just focus on thoughtfully balancing productive mitigation efforts against costs to social and economic wellbeing?