Yep. I discuss exactly this in the piece. Many reports like this. Instead of having sensible guidelines for congestion and ways to increase space, authorities do anxiety-driven pandemic theater that focuses on optics rather than risk management or health.https://twitter.com/axleyjc/status/1247564584279396354 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted
That alleged "sunlight quackery peddler who was referenced in a medium article... pulled down for misinformation" is in fact a peer-reviewed publication in one of the premier scientific journals of public health in the world. Also not a bro! But carry on. https://twitter.com/ijessesmith/status/1247569122713415680 …
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Now, this is a random person's incorrect opinion. As I argue in the piece, outdoors, exercise and fresh air are not luxuries, but essential to health and immunity. Still striking how many authorities don't seem to include that fact in their calculations. https://twitter.com/retrophit/status/1247609011735846912 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Blerchance
I do actually agree, and mention in the piece that we should consider opening up streets to pedestrians along with congestion management techniques—especially if park/lawn space is limited in a given locale.https://twitter.com/blerchance/status/1247611326748336131 …
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Blerchance @blerchanceReplying to @zeynepI think your piece is interesting, but you keep referencing "exercise, outdoors, and fresh air" as if they *only* exist in parks. My brief forays to Prospect Park have shown fairly crowded roads and trails while the gorgeous residential blocks surround the park are ghost towns3 replies 17 retweets 127 likesShow this thread -
zeynep tufekci Retweeted just somebody 🌙 ✨
If it were just a few weeks, sure. But time to face reality, folks. It's already been more than a month in some places. It's going to be many more weeks, perhaps many more months, and perhaps a year—on and off. Need evidence-based, sustainable policies.https://twitter.com/lalawolfi/status/1247613531869941761 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jack Monowitz
Anyone who thinks the epidemiology of a pandemic is somehow independent of the sociology of it is going to be, well, in for a surprise. All claims are linked to peer-reviewed public health and epidemiology articles. Thank you for the vote of confidence!https://twitter.com/JackMonowitz/status/1247619805009641472 …
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"What about playgrounds?" "What if it's too crowded?" "We can stay home for a few weeks." I need a "read the piece" bot.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Cambs Police 💙
I hear a lot of "people won't comply." Well, read the piece. Making things overly-harsh and unsustainable makes it harder to get compliance. People then won't comply out-of-sight either. And is this a solution? They'll send cops to arrest people? And what?https://twitter.com/CambsCops/status/1247589993071226884 …
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Cambs Police 💙Verified account @CambsCopsWe have now developed an online form allowing you to report individuals breaching COVID-19 restrictions via our website: https://bit.ly/2V8qPol . Please do not call 101 to report breaches. Thank you for supporting the#StayHomeStaySafe message
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted City of Richmond BC
This is smart and appropriate! Without sane guidelines and outlets, many reports that people end up crowding on sidewalks. We should expand space (close down some streets! let people use stadiums/golf clubs!) and make smart use of existing parks/trails.https://twitter.com/Richmond_BC/status/1246518935555461120 …
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Indeed! Supermarkets should be doing this. One way paths are very good for this, and supermarkets (indoors, high-touch) are much higher risk than almost any other place ordinary people go to (well, outside of hospitals, I guess).
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