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I mean - it's fair to reinforce my point that we are not all affected by this in the same way.
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Most certainly, hence why we need to land somewhere in the middle. Leaving that purely up to the general population doesn't seem likely to work well though.
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Originally Posted by The Producer
Having said that, if you or people around you face a greater risk at this time it's absolutely up to you and them to take responsibility for that yourselves. Anybody can self-isolate at any time. That is their choice. From the beginning the message has been STAY HOME. Just because the restaurant reopened doesn't mean you should go there unless you are willing to accept the consequences of doing so. Do not blame the government for failing to protect you from situations you can avoid.
If you don't want to come into my store - don't come. But if you do come in please don't expect me to call the cops if the customer that walks in behind you isn't wearing a mask.
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Yes people can mostly self-isolate and avoid things like restaurants. But at some point those people will have to go to a doctors office, go to a pharmacy, etc and may not have a car to get there. People in apartments have to bring in their groceries and mail using the common areas. The more infected people they encounter in those areas the more risk they have. The more open things are the more infected people there will be at a time.
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BTW I'm absolutely pro mask. I also think that the government could lead the way here by requiring them in government run establishments and programs. Transit - hell ya that should be mandatory. You could employ a ton of university kids to hand out free masks all over the transit system. We already have a transit police that can enforce it. Not fines, not arrests, not big youtube viral vids - just denial of service. Same thing in government buildings, liquor stores etc.
(it's neither here nor there, but yes - people in my life are severely compromised, and we have lost a family friend to covid)
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I feel like that would make a big difference. Require masks everywhere it's possible to wear them so that the higher risk areas are reduced to the places where it isn't practical (ie restaurants etc). If possible then similarly assist those places in being equipped to deny service to those breaking the rules. That way if people do need to venture out they're more likely to be on a bus that has one sick person instead of ten.