Can we please have a talk with the photo editors? ENOUGH WITH THE BEACH PICTURES ruining articles.
Beaches are one of the least risky environments. Indoor bars and restaurants. House parties. Indoor gatherings where unmasked people talk. Not beaches.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/us/coronavirus-cases-young-people.html …
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What's the top comment? "Stay inside, save lives." Nope. "Staying inside" itself has many harms, is not sustainable for another year, and outdoors is important for mental and physical health. The problem isn't young ones having fun, it's doing risky things which are... indoors.pic.twitter.com/kxS5iAawBx
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This virus is not a moral agent that will disproportionately smite young people who annoy their elders with all their fun or one's ideological enemies. It spreads with some behaviors and settings that are not in a moral or ideological hierarchy. It's not a religion, it's a virus.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jen Simmons
If people will socialize, beaches are likely the least worst option. Vast open air, sunlight and space. We have six months of epidemiology now on *actual* high-risk settings. Beaches and parks are not on the list. But so many articles use those pictures.
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Jen Simmons @jensimmonsUgh! The ‘secret’ house parties people are having.... “it's only 8 people. Sure, everyone who came each went to an another party yesterday, with a different 5-10 people, all indoors, all in small apartments — but what’s wrong with that? We need to get out & socialize!“ https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1276587493316595712 …6 replies 168 retweets 648 likesShow this thread -
Here's a piece I wrote on April 7th, lining up the evidence for keeping parks (and yes) beaches open with sensible guidelines, and avoid devolving into pandemic theater because it would be unsustainable, would backfire and end up with polarization, not results. So that went well.pic.twitter.com/WoXZNsCeYC
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted David Parry
Yep. How often do you can you up speaking at a range closer than 1m with a stranger for 15+ minutes on a beach? It's really hard to truly pack a beach. And even then, it's outdoors (vast air) with sunlight, unlike anything indoors, let alone a bar!https://twitter.com/academicdave/status/1276860243771883538 …
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Yeah, this will work as well as abstinence-only sex education for teenagers—leads to more unsafe sex rather than less sex. You just cannot order people not to socialize for 18 months. What you can do is give evidence-based guidance on how: i.e. outdoors! https://twitter.com/JessMMac92/status/1276863433670103041 …
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That is what it feels like, very good point.
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