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Interesting. It’s not the kind of thing I like to nerd out over, so early on wife and I just made the conservative decision to act like it was significantly more airborne and lingering than people were saying.
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1/ This is quite a significant development. Some will say “finally”. Some might say this is wrapped up in politics. For me, journey to this conclusion is kind of a big deal. A look back… twitter.com/DavidElfstrom/…
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I do think it’s wrapped up in politics. 6 foot distancing always felt more like a compromise between public health and economy than a heuristic based on health alone.
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OTOH, early on there was a lot of mask theater where people would not do any distancing and there were still many indoor activities where people had masks in their hand, around their neck. Feeling “invincible” while carrying a mask was a real thing putting everyone at risk.
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I frankly dismissed those people as stupid. I’m much more risk-averse on health stuff than average I think, so I was happy to worst-case the science as a precaution personally before it settled. But it seemed clear it was going to land there.
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Politics is a harsh word here. From public health standpoint it’s “ok” to only reduce infection rate down 50% (if it takes R0 to <1). From personal standpoint - it sounds silly, if you really don’t want to get infected keep as large distance as u can