As remizidae points out, most of these restrictions are not effectively enforced by governments, they are enforced by individuals and social groups. In California, certainly, the restaurants and bars thing is enforced mostly by the government, but that’s mostly a “governments can’t act with nuance” problem.
But for things like gatherings of friends, I think this question still applies. The government cannot effectively enforce limits on that, but your group of friends certainly can.
And I think in that context, this question remains. That is, I think groups of friends in California should start plans for how to handle social norms under partial immunity.
I have personally suggested this to friends a couple times, and I’ve met with a lack of enthusiasm. I think a part of that is that the question is so politically tribal, that taking any action that isn’t MAXIMALLY SERIOUS is a betrayal of the tribe, even if it has no practical value.
Also, making any such plans public, versus just keeping a google doc of who among your friends has been vaccinated, creates a lot of social awkwardness, so I’d expect that in practice people will come up with their own personal, secret, and highly error-prone ways of handling it.
As remizidae points out, most of these restrictions are not effectively enforced by governments, they are enforced by individuals and social groups. In California, certainly, the restaurants and bars thing is enforced mostly by the government, but that’s mostly a “governments can’t act with nuance” problem.
But for things like gatherings of friends, I think this question still applies. The government cannot effectively enforce limits on that, but your group of friends certainly can.
And I think in that context, this question remains. That is, I think groups of friends in California should start plans for how to handle social norms under partial immunity.
I have personally suggested this to friends a couple times, and I’ve met with a lack of enthusiasm. I think a part of that is that the question is so politically tribal, that taking any action that isn’t MAXIMALLY SERIOUS is a betrayal of the tribe, even if it has no practical value.
Also, making any such plans public, versus just keeping a google doc of who among your friends has been vaccinated, creates a lot of social awkwardness, so I’d expect that in practice people will come up with their own personal, secret, and highly error-prone ways of handling it.