Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an...
by TimTheTinker on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @02:26PM
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Completely agreed. The mental and social instability that comes from "stay indoors" orders is far worse, and arguably contributes far more to societal issues, than the (arguably minimal or none) additional deaths incurred by going outdoors, especially in suburbs and rural areas.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an...
by orangecat on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @11:48PM
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Zero-tolerance lockdowns are the logical equivalent of abstinence-only sex education programs, and it's amazing that the advocates of each seem to be disjoint sets.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown an...
by danpalmer on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @02:09PM
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But don't go inside at the golf club, don't travel more than maybe 5km, don't use public transport, deep-clean the rental house when you arrive and leave.
Seriously, it's easy to think that sitting in a rental house for 3 weeks is harmless, but then you go shopping, and even with a mask you still have a ~10% chance of spreading it, and then you're spreading it to a community likely a significant distance from your own.
It's a virus and doesn't spread outside very easily, especially during even a little wind.
Telling people to stay indoors is damaging to their physical health, damaging to their mental health, and is more of a political action than a scientific one.
Get outside as much as you can, go for walks, mask up if you walk through crowds or indoors.