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Okay, pandemic real talk. This might be screaming into an echo-chamber, but I don't know what else to do. It's frustrating to see people continue to make decisions based solely on a calculation of individual risk (will I get sick?). That's not how this works.
Decision making is wildly complicated but we do know there is a HUGE social component. Your decision making impacts the decision making of ppl who love and trust you. And this isn't about shaming (which doesn't work) it's about modeling safe behavior & bringing ppl with you.
It might not feel like it -- but right now we have to be more vigilant than we have EVER been. Cases, deaths, and hospitalization rates are alarming. Some of these variants are and will continue to make things worse. Now is the time to dig in again.
And to be clear. Some people can NOT stay home or be alone right now. But if you have the privilege and the ability to stay home, a system of structure and support, please stay home for those that do not. Essential means ESSENTIAL.
We shouldn't have to make these choices, but the lack of effective federal/state responses continue to leave this up to us. The individuals. Which really does mean that we decide how long this goes on. How many people die. We have to choose each other.
