I think people who are immune are often either 1) risk-averse enough not to change their behavior or 2) responding by changing their own choices rather than pushing for changes to government restrictions. I think your surprise is coming from over-estimating the extent to which people’s behavior is driven by government rules.
The difference between my behavior currently and my probable behavior post-vaccine or post-infection would be almost entirely about changing self-imposed restrictions. I could already legally eat in restaurants outdoors, work in restaurants, go to outdoor bars, see my friends in groups of <25, shop, go to the gym, get my hair cut, or travel by plane. To the extent I don’t do those things, it’s my choice, not a restriction imposed by the government. (The only thing I cannot legally do that I would like to do is eat in restaurants indoors, and I expect that restriction to be lifted in a few weeks anyway. And if I really cared about eating indoors, I could just drive to the next county/state.)
Ah, you’ve made me realize that I haven’t thought through the variability between cities and states. As someone living in California, I currently cannot: eat in restaurants (indoors or outdoors), go to bars (ditto), gather in groups outside my “household”, or get my hair cut.
“All gatherings with members of other households are prohibited in the Region
except as expressly permitted herein.”
“Nothing in this Order prevents any number of persons from the same
household from leaving their residence, lodging, or temporary
accommodation, as long as they do not engage in any interaction with (or
otherwise gather with) any number of persons from any other household,
except as specifically permitted herein.”
As far as I can see, the only exceptions are for “worship” and “political expression”.
Maybe true—it’s a REALLY pleasant place to be, so perhaps they’re figuring out how to make it less so to reduce the significant crowding and public-choice problems they have.
More likely, the case rate is very high and hospitals are at capacity, so they’re taking extreme measures to make it rather annoying rather than (even more) horrifically fatal.
I think people who are immune are often either 1) risk-averse enough not to change their behavior or 2) responding by changing their own choices rather than pushing for changes to government restrictions. I think your surprise is coming from over-estimating the extent to which people’s behavior is driven by government rules.
The difference between my behavior currently and my probable behavior post-vaccine or post-infection would be almost entirely about changing self-imposed restrictions. I could already legally eat in restaurants outdoors, work in restaurants, go to outdoor bars, see my friends in groups of <25, shop, go to the gym, get my hair cut, or travel by plane. To the extent I don’t do those things, it’s my choice, not a restriction imposed by the government. (The only thing I cannot legally do that I would like to do is eat in restaurants indoors, and I expect that restriction to be lifted in a few weeks anyway. And if I really cared about eating indoors, I could just drive to the next county/state.)
Ah, you’ve made me realize that I haven’t thought through the variability between cities and states. As someone living in California, I currently cannot: eat in restaurants (indoors or outdoors), go to bars (ditto), gather in groups outside my “household”, or get my hair cut.
Yes! I kind of suspected you might be in a strict-lockdown bubble and overgeneralizing from that. BTW, you can’t legally see a single friend?!
Yup!
“All gatherings with members of other households are prohibited in the Region except as expressly permitted herein.”
“Nothing in this Order prevents any number of persons from the same household from leaving their residence, lodging, or temporary accommodation, as long as they do not engage in any interaction with (or otherwise gather with) any number of persons from any other household, except as specifically permitted herein.”
As far as I can see, the only exceptions are for “worship” and “political expression”.
Jeez, California is really trying to drive people away, huh? I’m sorry you have to live there.
Maybe true—it’s a REALLY pleasant place to be, so perhaps they’re figuring out how to make it less so to reduce the significant crowding and public-choice problems they have.
More likely, the case rate is very high and hospitals are at capacity, so they’re taking extreme measures to make it rather annoying rather than (even more) horrifically fatal.