We're living the 'focused protection' GBD fantasy now- except that it doesn't work. Ask the many CV families who have been in self-lockdown for yrs with no end in sight - & those are the ones who can afford to. The ones that couldn't risk their lives & health every day.
When you think about the minor inconvenience of wearing a mask, imagine their plight. Their lives are much smaller than they used to be, because they've been devalued by a govt & society focused on 'freedoms' for some over others.
They have to choose between having a life and being alive. Many children losing their childhoods to this, because their freedom depends on school policies, and what others around them do. Please do consider that a huge proportion of our population is CV.
A minor inconvenience to you may make their lives safer and fuller. And when you hear about 'freedoms' from simple measures like masks remember that this automatically means greater risk, and less 'freedom' for many others- who are now confined with no end in sight.
Is it a fair society when the lives of some are prioritised over others, and the lives of a huge chunk of the population are relegated to acceptable costs for the freedoms of others?
worth reading this, and responses if you want to really understand how these policies impact people:
https://twitter.com/SuseRichards/status/1482640034016727046?s=20
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