drew

This take sucks ass, social shame is how communities enforce social norms. Even in the absence of legal restrictions people have a duty to say what isn't acceptable. Right now indoor dining puts others at risk. Let the friend recover first, but cut them out of your life afterward

not that it makes a difference but the letter writer didn’t actually specify that it was indoor dining

It does make a difference because only indoors is high risk, a review of 7300 cases found only one outbreak that occurred outdoors. It totally changes the moral caculus on if you should end a friendship. And I would feel the same even if they were reckless and hadn't gotten covid

well i’m glad you have an advanced degree in moral calculus

I'm curious if you think it's worth ending a friendship over racist behavior? I'm just wondering where you draw the line on activities that are damaging to a community and why covid-risky behavior is exempt from moral judgement

Like look I'm not some kind of pro lockdown crank, I think outdoor dining is fine! But let's not pretend all behaviors are created equal with respect to covid risk and that people are totally abdicated of responsibility just because the government fucked up