Traub
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Much more the Turkey approach.A legitimate worry no doubt, but I couldn't handle worrying about another thing completely outside our control!
Do people worry about the new variant in South Africa? I know they've been talking about it since November but it sounded a bit academic at that point, and it handed filtered down to the population. And I do think people in rich countries do think about the problems differently. People in the UK say "why do I have to go to work when I can't see my friends?" while people in Turkey said "I don't care about the virus and all of the restrictions, I gotta work 'cause I gotta eat".
Unfortunately our government is so broke (due to corruption) that closing the economy down will result in more deaths due to hunger for the poor.
Also, it’s a bit of a perfect storm. This time of the year is the prime holiday period for the wealthy as it’s the middle of summer. So the virus is just going to continue spreading. It’s looking really dire.