Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August
by goodcanadian on Saturday November 28, 2020 @03:46AM
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Indeed, I feel compliance where I am is fairly low, already. Yes, people largely follow the rules, but they are looking for every loophole they can find, and they are completely ignoring basic things like physical distancing and limiting the number of people they interact with.
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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August
by thinkingemote on Saturday November 28, 2020 @05:20AM
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It's worth remembering that the original lockdown models always factored in a certain amount of non compliance, and afterwards the model makers expressed suprise that real levels of non compliance were significantly lower than expected.
Non compliance concerns are often a social group function or a side effect of anxiety. it's normal for humans to identify enemies and other groups to make them feel better.
A spectral enemy that one can blame for the bad things.
I wouldn't be surprised if the UKs behavioural modification experts know and use this too.