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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, so they spread it.  Do we stay in DL for...years?  With the associated learning loss and other repercussions to children, particularly those with special needs?  Do we think a vaccine will save us?[/quote]

You really cannot see what needs to happen, PP?

We choose:

Bars, indoor dining in restaurants, non-essential shopping, non-essential travel, vacations "because we're soooo stir-crazy"
Being maskless "because, freedom"
Sports 
Visiting everyone we want to visit including grandma and grandpa "because they might not be here much longer"
Creating "pods" because "kids have to socialize or they'll just wither and die"

[b]versus[/b]

Schools in person relatively safely
Certain jobs in person relatively safely
Hospitals having adequate capacity and not getting overwhelmed 
Everyone masked everywhere

Now comes the squawking about how "we will collapse the economy!" Yes, parts of it will suffer and some of it will close irreversibly. That's why the political will to shore up the economy is essential.

And here comes the yelling about "My child will grow up with no socialization!" Children are more resilient than many DCUM parents can believe, and many parents also refuse to admit that they are just tired of being responsible for their kids 24/7.

Those are the trade-offs if you want in-person education (and manageable health care, and a return to the office for some people). We would not have to make these trade-offs now if we had made them seriously and with commitment earlier.

Are you willing to make those sacrifices and not go to Target and Wal-Mart, not go visit grandma for Thanksgiving, etc., in order to truly ensure kids can be in school in person? Our society isn't willing to make those sacrifices [u]even short-term now[/u]. That's why you should learn to embrace DL. Society brought it on itself. [/quote]

Oh, ok, I see there is no point, as so much nuance is lost here.[/quote]

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