[lex24]

The problem I see is what is always the case.  You have a large population of people who are being extra cautious and a large population who are being careless.  The extra cautious ones -  let's say they include people like Dr. Cody - might be willing to back off some restrictions if the careless crowd meets them half-way, but they won't move off their petulance even a little bit. 

She might say, OK, if y'all who want to drop restrictions agree to these guidelines, we'll drop most of them and open schools, as long as you agree to mandatory mask wearing and keeping bars closed. The petulant class will say no and not even meet her half-way. This is what stands in the way of progress, the inability of some people to compromise on anything with others who hold different views.

Blaming all this on the “careless crowd” is convienent.  But simplistic.  How big, for example, is the “careless crowd” in the Bay Area counties? And why is the Hispanic infection rate in Ca so high. Careless? Please....
You make decisions based upon the realities -  not based upon how you want things to be. Playing the blame game and wishing things were different is not a policy. (Masks are mandatory in Ca - and bars have for months been and in many counties still are, closed)

[lex24]

The problem I see is what is always the case.  You have a large population of people who are being extra cautious and a large population who are being careless.  The extra cautious ones -  let's say they include people like Dr. Cody - might be willing to back off some restrictions if the careless crowd meets them half-way, but they won't move off their petulance even a little bit. 

She might say, OK, if y'all who want to drop restrictions agree to these guidelines, we'll drop most of them and open schools, as long as you agree to mandatory mask wearing and keeping bars closed. The petulant class will say no and not even meet her half-way. This is what stands in the way of progress, the inability of some people to compromise on anything with others who hold different views.

Blaming all this on the “careless crowd” is convienent.  But simplistic.  How big, for example, is the “careless crowd” in the Bay Area counties? And why is the Hispanic infection rate in Ca so high. Careless? Please....
You make decisions based upon the realities -  not based upon how you want things to be. Playing the blame game and wishing things were different is not a policy. (Masks are mandatory in Ca - and bars have for months been and in many counties still are, closed)