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Patrick McKenzie
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Patrick McKenzie

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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 23
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    Coronavirus continues constraining daily life in Tokyo, less at “lockdown” levels and more at “a million inconveniences incurred and natural rhythms forgone”, probably magnified at certain people/businesses/etc. It’s a holiday weekend. Shops at ~30% usual capacity (by eyeball).

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      2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 23
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        My family is skipping hanami season (cherry blossom watching parties), which a) rounds to unthinkable and b) appears to be majority decision among other moms at school, since parks are high-density and (people are quieter about this factor) filled with foreign tourists.

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      3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 23
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        My wife spent the night price comparing options on taking a taxi cross country to get out of Tokyo and visit her mother for a few weeks, worried about the kids here. Cross country taxi not train or plane due to perceived infection risk.

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      4. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 23
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        I do not share this risk assessment, but thought I’d offer anecdata for folks wondering where public mood is and wondering “Hey, why are we seeing economic impacts in advance of the virus rather than behind?”

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      5. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 23
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        Another observation: Several apolitical people of my personal acquaintance have said variants of “As soon as it is safe to gather I’m joining the largest demonstration I can find. The government has *one job.* What is this clown show response?”

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      1. Jim Weisser‏ @jimbudweisser Feb 23
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        Additional Tokyo anecdata: (Two kids, one in JP school, 1 intl). International schools still open, but festivals and events canceled. JP school canceling number of graduation (6->7) events, but testing season already largely complete. Not clear on whether graduation ceremony on.

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        Thanks for sharing @patio11! Stay safe!

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      1. Justin Petrillo‏ @petrills Feb 23
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        Keep us posted. Really valuable updates.

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        Hey Patrick, coming over to Tokyo in a week to work remotely and explore the country a bit, anything I should look out for or prepare?

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