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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 18 Apr 2020

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      I’m looking at this picture and all I see is people with way more than six feet between them in a sunny and well-ventilated area. I wish they had masks on, but what’s else is the problem? Given how large beaches are, is there a safer way to go outdoors? I don’t get beach outrage. https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1251260796476305409 …

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 18 Apr 2020

      Crowded grocery stores, the NYC subway where many still don’t wear masks... Those can wreak havoc. But why such concentrated outrage at something that looks quite sensible? (Not defending Florida’s other actions. Beaches kept open with distancing seem very sane and sensible.)

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 18 Apr 2020

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      I get the feeling but that’s not science. That’s anxiety. Also I get that people are mad at other misguided policies in Florida. Fine. But I’ve yet to see an actual beach picture that warrants a concern at all proportional to the beach outrage.https://twitter.com/riskybusiness/status/1251710752664125446 …

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      Yeah I live near a beach and people freak out if there’s more than 20 people on it. It’s huge tho. I think there’s this reflex that fun and enjoyment are bad.
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        1. Maya Shay‏ @HeyMayaShay 18 Apr 2020
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          If it can survive in the air for between 1-3 hours, what are the odds that people are wandering through droplets left by someone else minutes before, or the wind blows droplets towards you?

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        2. Mason Pelt‏Verified account @masonpelt 18 Apr 2020
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          Clearly not a rational reaction, but misery loves company, and with a lot of people are stuck at home, I think the reactions are coming for an emotional, and angry place.

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        3. Joshua Voydik‏ @joshuavoydik 19 Apr 2020
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          This is a great take.

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        1. Blank. Don't tell me what my name can't be.‏ @BoenderCarol 18 Apr 2020
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          Not since spring break, anyway.

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        1. The End Times‏ @TheAgeofShoddy 18 Apr 2020
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          Some of it’s partisan, some of it’s moral panic, some of it is probably a belief that any attempt to live normally “creates the wrong image” or somehow undermines the effort to combat the virus. People are importing sentiment against “normalizing” things from other contexts.

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        1. The Boosted Chocobo 💉 💉 🚀‏ @noreasonspec 18 Apr 2020
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          NIMBYism is alive and well

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        2. Rowdy Burns‏ @rowdyburns1978 18 Apr 2020
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          Could you elaborate on your credentials in the fields of fluid dynamics, or virology, or even biology?

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        3. Dan S‏ @dr_dan 19 Apr 2020
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          Never underestimate a PhD’s inability to stay in their lane.

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        1. Lisa Abeyta‏Verified account @LisaAbeyta 18 Apr 2020
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          I have read some say that with the breezes that come off the ocean, the chance of it traveling faster and further between people is there. But we are walking outside on trails in NM, and it’s keeping us healthier and happier. Exercise is an important part of coping with all this.

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        1. Robert Benjamin‏ @coopkungfu 18 Apr 2020
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          It is more than that though- the beaches open means more travel, more stops at gas stations, bathrooms, stores, etc and ultimately more spread. It’s like the State parks trailheads here being closed even though the forest is a healthy outlet but only when all outlets have PPE.

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