[Genuine Realist]

I write this because I'm not so sure that the social custom is lagging, even in Red States. No one wants to get sick. I'd bet there is substantial compliance even among Trump supporters.

Sure, no one wants to get sick,  but some don't think getting sick is all that bad.  Others don't think they'll get sick at all.   The Bay Area is probably one of the leading mask wearing areas.   Possibly up there with NYC.  It only goes downhill from there. 

Here's an anecdote from a healthcare professional in South Dakota.  Sure,  sample size, but it just goes to show the range of attitudes.

[Tweet]https://twitter.com/JodiDoering/status/1327771330884808710?s=20[/tweet]

That may be, but cases are rising here as elsewhere. 

Which for me raises the question of whether the cause of the rise are cultural differences, or more neutral factors.

It's easy, and tempting, to attribute second wave cases to the wages of sin for  those who didn't get the social distancing message. Maybe too tempting.

[Genuine Realist]

I write this because I'm not so sure that the social custom is lagging, even in Red States. No one wants to get sick. I'd bet there is substantial compliance even among Trump supporters.

Sure, no one wants to get sick,  but some don't think getting sick is all that bad.  Others don't think they'll get sick at all.   The Bay Area is probably one of the leading mask wearing areas.   Possibly up there with NYC.  It only goes downhill from there. 

Here's an anecdote from a healthcare professional in South Dakota.  Sure,  sample size, but it just goes to show the range of attitudes.

[Tweet]https://twitter.com/JodiDoering/status/1327771330884808710?s=20[/tweet]

That may be, but cases are rising here as elsewhere. 

Which for me raises the question of whether the cause of the rise are cultural differences, or more neutral factors.

It's easy, and tempting, to attribute second wave cases to the wages of sin for  those who didn't get the social distancing message. Maybe too tempting.