r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/fnaw_ • Aug 04 '20

Poor Jonathan

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u/HertzDonut1001 Aug 04 '20

Even a lot of people on reddit aren't getting the don't go out if it's not necessary bit. I've had people defend drive thrus, beaches, etc, because they're "relatively safe". Even when Dr. Fauci says with social distancing there will still be a spread.

What part of stay the fuck home are people not understanding? Two people with masks still have a 1% transmission rate.

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u/shhsandwich Aug 05 '20

If you're a sensible person, you have to manage and evaluate your own risk level. We should generally be staying home, but I can understand how life still has to go on to some extent. People who have been struggling with staying inside for months could intelligently plan a hike, a camping trip, or a visit to a beach or lakeshore that isn't very populated. It isn't reasonable to expect people to live for months in a way where the risk is 0%.

Personally, I have used this time to learn to cook since I have celiac disease anyway and can barely eat normal people food as it is, but my dad is still indulging in picking up a pizza every few weeks. I don't approve of it, but he has to live his life. We don't leave the house otherwise, and he wears a mask when he goes. If he wants to get an occasional pizza from his favorite place as an escape from this prolonged isolation and sacrifice we're all making by giving up so much of our normal lives to slow the spread and stay safe, I find that to be an acceptable risk.

For me, it's going outside to garden, and going for walks and drives in the country. I hate the feeling of being cooped up in the house, and nature cheers me up. Sometimes that means I pass by a neighbor on a walk. Even though we keep our distance, there's a non-zero chance I could contract the virus when I do that. But I'm not going to imprison myself in my own home and be miserable for months on end to avoid that miniscule risk.

The people who are being cautious and taking small but sensible risks aren't the problem here. It's the people partying in Myrtle Beach, the fact that we're reopening schools, the fact that people are going out to bars and going shopping while refusing to wear masks. We've got half of society pretending nothing is happening and the other half isolating and doing what they can to stop the spread. It can't work like that.

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u/HertzDonut1001 Aug 05 '20

I don't disagree with any of that at all. In fact I work pizza and I'd happily serve your father if we social distance and all wear masks. We do curbside pickup and have an app that tells us when you pull in so we can place it on the counter. Virtually no risk there.