[Snorlax94]

I have long suspected a high BS Quotient in the US. Months ago, I pointed out the curious statistic that the US appeared to have a “unique strain” of Covid that led to much higher rates of asymptomatic transmission than in many other countries. 

Some people don’t want to admit that they felt a little sick that weekend when they went to a lot of parties, so they coincidentally *always* started to feel sick exactly the next morning.

Also by coincidence, countries that have more tracking in place (it could be sign ins at clubs, it could be entering your health data each morning on cell phones) have lower rates of transmission and asymptomatic transmission.

One of the benefits of very well-defined, restricted, regulated, short-term increases in monitoring in the US is that maybe people won’t do as much dumb stuff if they know they’ll get caught for it and can’t just lie afterwards and say they have no idea how they got Covid because they’re “always at home.” Or, this is why states like Missouri (and I think Texas) have resorted to curfews. People are going to break guidelines especially at night so unforunately you are stuck with having to restrict all behaviors at night.

[Snorlax94]

I have long suspected a high BS Quotient in the US. Months ago, I pointed out the curious statistic that the US appeared to have a “unique strain” of Covid that led to much higher rates of asymptomatic transmission than in many other countries. 

Some people don’t want to admit that they felt a little sick that weekend when they went to a lot of parties, so they coincidentally *always* started to feel sick exactly the next morning.

Also by coincidence, countries that have more tracking in place (it could be sign ins at clubs, it could be entering your health data each morning on cell phones) have lower rates of transmission and asymptomatic transmission.

One of the benefits of very well-defined, restricted, regulated, short-term increases in monitoring in the US is that maybe people won’t do as much dumb stuff if they know they’ll get caught for it and can’t just lie afterwards and say they have no idea how they got Covid because they’re “always at home.” Or, this is why states like Missouri (and I think Texas) have resorted to curfews. People are going to break guidelines especially at night so unforunately you are stuck with having to restrict all behaviors at night.