[magnus]

I would guess that most people's experiences with "pods" or "bubbles" are much closer to Manjoo's in this article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opini...ticleShare

To find some empirical foothold in a debate mired in uncertainty, I decided to investigate my own potential lethality to the older people in my life. Among other things, I contact-traced myself — an exercise that ended up being nearly as vulgar as it sounds. I went to all of my regular close contacts, then I went to all of their contacts, and so on, asking everyone about their potential exposure to the virus.

He has rationalized even with all the dangers that it is ok (after factoring in mitigating effects) for him to go see his elderly parents.  One can imagine how that is not sitting well in the comments.

[magnus]

I would guess that most people's experiences with "pods" or "bubbles" are much closer to Manjoo's in this article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opini...ticleShare

To find some empirical foothold in a debate mired in uncertainty, I decided to investigate my own potential lethality to the older people in my life. Among other things, I contact-traced myself — an exercise that ended up being nearly as vulgar as it sounds. I went to all of my regular close contacts, then I went to all of their contacts, and so on, asking everyone about their potential exposure to the virus.

He has rationalized even with all the dangers that it is ok (after factoring in mitigating effects) for him to go see his elderly parents.  One can imagine how that is not sitting well in the comments.