posted by friendfromlowry
Idk. I really think until the vaccine is rolling out, how does life go on. It’s good and fine that people are asymptomatic while having it, but you can’t really tell them to keep going about life normal with it. Odds are they’ll eventually give it to someone who won’t be fine.
At some point, we are going to have to accept the risks to society of COVID - much like we do many other things. No one wants anyone to die. But the human condition is such that there are going to be things that come along and get some of us. But we collectively weigh the cost / benefit of avoiding said risk. In the case of COVID, the costs of keeping kids out of school is going to cost our society immesurably for years to come. Online learning is not even close to an adequate substitute - even when carried out flawlessly (which it is not). We are punishing our children by not only retarding their educational progress, but by showing them the example of not fighting through something that is challenging, yes, but not something we can work through collectively.
I really hope that all these schools closing cause the teachers unions to lose power. There are plenty of us back doing our jobs and working closely around others. You know what? That's life - that's part of providing for others. Are there risks in that? Sure. Specifically from COVID they are very, very small. Life ain't risk free though. No one is asking teachers to make any greater a sacrifice than many, many other professions have been making these months.