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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not start with playgrounds. Closing playgrounds is not scientifically based. It may make you feel safer, and you can choose not to go. Let those that want to have the option.[/quote]

I disagree completely.  Playgrounds should be among the last to reopen.  Little kids cannot keep not understand social distancing nor can they keep masks on.  Further the hard plastic structures hold corona for about 8 hours minimum outside.

The last place a child should be is a playground.  [/quote]

Are you a Russian bot hitting the internet to spread fake news. There is no hard evidence that covid can live outside on playground surfaces for 8 hours. This is based on studies in a lab under controlled conditions. [b]If you are worried, don't take your kids to the playground. Nobody is forcing you to go[/b].[/quote]

Setting aside the question of whether playgrounds are or are not safe (and in my opinion they may be, but the jury's still out so it seems a little premature) - It's unbelievable to me that posters like the above can't seem to wrap their heads around the idea that when they personally choose to take risks, they are making that decision not only on behalf of themselves and their children, but on behalf of a whole bunch of other people too. For example, if PP goes to a crowded place while cases are still on the rise and gets infected, s/he will then spread the illness to a grocery store employee, an elderly parent, or a nurse. PP has made a selfish decision by prioritizing his/ her own preferences over the safety of others. This is not a situation where "make the right decision for you and your family" applies. We've all been raised to think "you do you, and I'll do me"  but a virus's spread DOES NOT WORK LIKE THAT. We are all connected.

It's so sad how fundamentally selfish our society is. [/quote]

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