Re:America is giving up on the pandemic?
by clairity on Sunday June 07, 2020 @03:10PM
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if they’re outside and elbow-to-elbow, then it means they’re likely not continuously spitting in each others’ faces. it’s marginally better if they stood a little farther apart but that risk shouldn’t scare you. worry about real risks, like police with riot gear.
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Somehow I don’t have your confidence—I haven’t even gone inside the bars.
Anyway I’m not worried for myself, I’m gonna be fine in all likelihood—it’s my at-risk friends and family.
too many people are beholden to irrational fear with this pandemic, rather than understanding. going into a bar is not a problem for your at-risk friends or family. it's what you do inside that matters.
having a physically distant beer with a friend (assuming an uncrowded bar, as is required in most places) is quite low risk. geting hammered and carrying on with a bunch of in-your-face strangers is not.
just avoid exchanging spit with strangers. being outside is the easiest and best method, and maintaining a little distance is a close second. wear a mask indoors if you can't maintain distance. it's easy.
then you can set the fear aside and move on with your life.