I have a hard time blaming the people of Oklahoma for giving up.
We’re all tired of social distancing. We’re all depressed. Unemployment is at 7%, and underemployment is definitely way up. The legislature didn’t rise to the occasion. I myself have forgotten how to make pleasant conversation.
The people who benefit from lockdowns are the most isolated, so people don’t see their benefit. The people who suffer the most from the policy are the unemployed, and people see them often. Sociotropy isn’t magic; We care about the people we see suffering. The more isolated we become from eachother, the more selfish we will become.
Few Americans wake up and look at the scary COVID numbers and feel the suffering of the infected because of scope neglect. It’s the same reason we didn’t care about children dying of malaria before.
Not only do I not blame people who give up, I don’t even think giving up is unreasonable as a group decision. It’s definitely reasonable as an individual decision, especially once it is clear the group is not going to succeed. Better to give up than to half-fight a doomed battle.
I have a hard time blaming the people of Oklahoma for giving up.
We’re all tired of social distancing. We’re all depressed. Unemployment is at 7%, and underemployment is definitely way up. The legislature didn’t rise to the occasion. I myself have forgotten how to make pleasant conversation.
The people who benefit from lockdowns are the most isolated, so people don’t see their benefit. The people who suffer the most from the policy are the unemployed, and people see them often. Sociotropy isn’t magic; We care about the people we see suffering. The more isolated we become from eachother, the more selfish we will become.
Few Americans wake up and look at the scary COVID numbers and feel the suffering of the infected because of scope neglect. It’s the same reason we didn’t care about children dying of malaria before.
Not only do I not blame people who give up, I don’t even think giving up is unreasonable as a group decision. It’s definitely reasonable as an individual decision, especially once it is clear the group is not going to succeed. Better to give up than to half-fight a doomed battle.