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NP. I am politically liberal, with advanced degrees in STEM, and when I looked at your old thread, my first thought was that it was remarkable how wrong you turned out to be.

I will also note that you do not address the large and growing body of educational data that shows just how devastating DL was educationally, particularly among the most vulnerable children. Any discussion of public health needs to take a hard look at the impact of loss of education on the expected lifespans and wellbeing of children. Are you willing to accept that a sharply higher percentage of kids who lose 2+ years of education are going to eventually spend their lives in prison? Have you looked at the association between loss of education and life outcomes? You are so incredibly sheltered and privileged (it's obvious from your posts) that these kids probably don't even cross your mind, but they are there and suffering.

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Nope. You may have advanced degrees in STEM but you lack reading comprehension. I never suggested any course of action. Neither post argues for doing anything. I was trying to gather information, and asking what I've missed, trying to understand why others are not concerned -- and find out if people who are so sure and are suggesting a course of action have considered certain things. Please read again:

"Do you disagree and think that the pandemic is getting less dangerous? If so, are you actively monitoring epidemiology and drawing conclusions that are different from me?
Do you agree that the pandemic is getting more dangerous but think it only affects other people, not you / your loved ones?
Or do you agree that the pandemic is getting more dangerous even for you / your loved ones, but it's still worth the risk for the benefits of in-person 5 days school?"

It's there, black and white -- I clearly considered whether the benefits of returning full time may be worth the risk of returning, even if that risk is more dangerous. Please take your straw man argument back.

You know, someone who is truly not sheltered and privileged is the kind of person who is cautious because they've had horrible things happen to them in their life. Maybe a person who cares about others is the kind of person who is asking what happens to the whole community like I did -- are teachers going to get sick, are parents going to die, are schools going to have to shut back down, that kind of thing. 
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