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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The pandemic is a scam.  I believe it's overblown and that schools should be 100% open for all kids up to age 12.

I believe in masks and vaccines but I think it's a scam that only rich kids who can afford private got to go back.[/quote]

How do you think it is a scam? I am genuinely curious because clearly lots of people think the same thing. Do you think it was made up or that the death rates aren't high enough to warrant the alarm?[/quote]

Not PP but I’ll give it a whirl. I don’t really agree with the term scam, but I think it’s a massive failure by our leadership. Early pandemic was kind of scary and full of unknowns. As a result, most politicians put in place strict lockdowns to keep people home and slow the spread. That made sense. As time passed we realized that overall it’s not a particularly deadly disease, except to a specific portion of the population. On top of that, our current approach isn’t really slowing the spread that well, and in turn, not protecting the vulnerable that well.. Meanwhile, the economy is hurting. People’s mental health is taking a hit. Kids are getting a crappy version of school and little social interaction. When we realized all of this, we should have pivoted to an approach that would best hedge against all of these risks, I.e targeted support/leave programs for the vulnerable populations—for example, schools open but leave and government support for high-risk teachers. High risk families can opt out. But can politicians admit their initial approach isn’t working? No, they double down on it instead. And here we are. [/quote]

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