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> Wanting to see the economy fail to punish rich people and corporations.

That's a nutty take, since (a) it's been those at the low-end of the income scale hit the hardest, and (b) it's dishonest to claim lockdowns are purely a matter of politics, because we know they slow the spread of the virus. Bars are open around the country. I don't think the few remaining lockdowns are our biggest problem.



> Bars are open around the country.

pointing to bars instead of churches in such contexts clearly shows political undercurrent, and you can see it everywhere.

> I think we’ve effectively lost our minds on covid

the reaction to Covid has never been rational. Instead it has been clearly following the 5 stage model of pure emotional reaction: denial, anger (strict lockdowns when they started), negotiation (rules for staged opening, masks, etc.), depression (entering right now, and we'll get fully into it with the second wave), and several months down the road we'll get to acceptance.




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