“I’ve heard people make this claim before but without explaining why. [...] the key risk factors for a dining establishment are indoor vs. outdoor, and crowded vs. spaced. The type of liquor license the place has doesn’t matter.”
I think you’re misunderstanding how the calculator works. All the saved scenarios do is fill in the parameters below. The only substantial difference between “restaurant” and “bar” is that we assume bars are places people speak loudly. That’s all. If the bar you have in mind isn’t like that, just change the parameters.
I suggest clarifying in the calculator how people are supposed to use the “scenarios” versus Step 2 or Step 3. Also, you suggest that the only difference between restaurant and bar in your model is volume of talking, but that doesn’t seem to fit the result when I pick Step 2 and Step 3--the bar scenario gives me 10,000 microcovids, but the indoor place with loud talking option is only 9000. Also, why do you think all bars are indoor and involve loud talking? Weird assumption. Some bars are very quiet and empty, lots have outdoor seating nowadays.
Overall, I think you guys haven’t quite figured out what your intended audience is. If you want to reach the general public, you’ll need an easy to use calculator that does not smuggle in a lot of doubtful assumptions. Yeah, I understand you can download the spreadsheet and customize, but that option is for the nerds.
I think you’re reading more into the bar thing than is intended. It’s not meant to be a strong statement about all bars, it’s just one of a list of examples to give you a sense of what different parameters look like.
I do think it’d be a bit of an improvement to make the bar dropdown more specific (ie. “Go to a loud, indoor bar”), but that feels more like a slight tweak than a major adjustment to target audience.
“I’ve heard people make this claim before but without explaining why. [...] the key risk factors for a dining establishment are indoor vs. outdoor, and crowded vs. spaced. The type of liquor license the place has doesn’t matter.”
I think you’re misunderstanding how the calculator works. All the saved scenarios do is fill in the parameters below. The only substantial difference between “restaurant” and “bar” is that we assume bars are places people speak loudly. That’s all. If the bar you have in mind isn’t like that, just change the parameters.
I suggest clarifying in the calculator how people are supposed to use the “scenarios” versus Step 2 or Step 3. Also, you suggest that the only difference between restaurant and bar in your model is volume of talking, but that doesn’t seem to fit the result when I pick Step 2 and Step 3--the bar scenario gives me 10,000 microcovids, but the indoor place with loud talking option is only 9000. Also, why do you think all bars are indoor and involve loud talking? Weird assumption. Some bars are very quiet and empty, lots have outdoor seating nowadays.
Overall, I think you guys haven’t quite figured out what your intended audience is. If you want to reach the general public, you’ll need an easy to use calculator that does not smuggle in a lot of doubtful assumptions. Yeah, I understand you can download the spreadsheet and customize, but that option is for the nerds.
I think you’re reading more into the bar thing than is intended. It’s not meant to be a strong statement about all bars, it’s just one of a list of examples to give you a sense of what different parameters look like.
I do think it’d be a bit of an improvement to make the bar dropdown more specific (ie. “Go to a loud, indoor bar”), but that feels more like a slight tweak than a major adjustment to target audience.