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Seriously, Nobody I know is still concerned about events.

I wonder if the article is satire

The articles is a bit dramatic, but if, say, over 40s, folks with kids or elderly parents, they tend to avoid the risks.

If I have to isolate a few days, and then my kids too, even if we're not worried for our health, it's a major annoyance for work.

That being said, I don't like virtual events at all, but I'll also be picky about in-person events, because of time and travel environmental impact.

New York City itself seems concerned..

from today: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/05/17/nyc-hig...

> New Yorkers should “consider avoiding higher-risk activities (such as crowded indoor gatherings)

It will be interesting to see if anybody cares. It's hard to imagine people still taking these public health warnings seriously (even if at some point they should). Remember the "terror alert level"

NY election polls indicate that NY cares strongly about ignoring "health" warnings from those who have lost credibility in the past two years.

The NYC health commissioner tweeted:

> We don’t anticipate that this wave will last much longer, so hang in there, New York City. If we all do our part, we can bring case numbers down in the coming weeks and get ready for a wonderful summer.

Two weeks to flatten the curve! I don't know what planet anyone would have to be on to consider them remotely credible. It's actually infuriating if you think about it.

https://mobile.twitter.com/NYCHealthCommr/status/15262236119...

wikipedia page says otherwise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic#/media/File:...

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