Seattle requires arriving international passengers to exit the secure area and get re-screened. They have also closed the little tram between two terminals, but not updated the signage. So I had to walk the length of the entire busy airport and back to get to my connection.
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To me the Delta safety wipe is emblematic of our pandemic response. We will make token gestures, but Americans have also noticed that they're fairly safe right now outside of a nursing home, slaughterhouse, or a few metro areas, and you can't make them un-notice this.pic.twitter.com/SVk3LMJ8xY
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This is why I've been so adamant about using data from our surveillance economy to see what people are actually doing. Too much analysis focuses on what policy went into effect on what date. I'm way more interested in the behavioral changes that only intrusive spying can capture.
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I'll leave on a happy note, though. Lots of the masks I saw people wearing were decorative, including a bunch of camo masks for the tough guys. I heard one man compliment a woman on her U of Michigan mask. Go Wolverines! This is a good sign the social norm is getting established
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If I could Japanify America a bit right now, I would ask for this: - Stop eating in public - Speak quietly if at all in public - Install more plastic screens at checkouts - Have little kids wear masks too - Keep the mayo off the sushi
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"The perceived level of personal threat needs to be increased among those who are complacent, using hard-hitting emotional messaging" ie, if they are not scared enough, use propaganda! https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/882722/25-options-for-increasing-adherence-to-social-distancing-measures-22032020.pdf …
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KEEP CALM AND STOP KEEPING CALM WHO TOLD YOU TO DO THAT
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