The restless extrovert's outlook is super bizarro. I'm personally looking forward to wearing a mask long after this pandemic has passed, to defend my privacy against ubiquitous facial recognition.
I want to live in a world where these things aren't legally mandated, but everyone does them because they're good ideas. Apparently that world is impossible.
It's similar to the people that don't wear their seatbelt to somehow stick it to the government. Apparently their driving is so lame that they've never appreciated the seatbelt while cornering? Sigh.
> I want to live in a world where none of these things are legally mandated, but everyone does them because they're good ideas. Apparently that world is impossible.
Helmet laws in the several US states are a good example, I grew up in SoCal, where its mandated for bikes/motorcycles, but more importantly spent a lot of time in 4 wheel motorsports and saw their efficacy on more occasions than I can count. I used to be the only one to wear one during canyon carving as well as track events.
I didn't ride a motorcycle until I got to CO, where helmets are optional, and despite that I would never swing a leg over a bike without one. The only people I ever see ignore helmets are harley riding guys with bare skin exposed all over, often way older, as most of the sport bike community understand that gear is everything in even a low speed, low side if they've been in one.
After a lowside myself with cheap gear, except my helmet as that was a $700 write off, due to a negligent driver and inexperience on my part (specifically: how not to panic towards that as it frequently occurs on the street) I learned the hard way how important 'dressing for the crash' really is and not just a helmet only priority.
The only time I ever rode without a helmet was riding my motorcycle from one end of the parking lot to my storage unit (maybe 1/2 mile, if that) during my first incoming snap frost/blizzard and it felt so incredibly stupid at 10MPH in 1st gear feathering the throttle I'd never do it again.
I'm not sure what serious lack of self preservation you must have to ever willingly ride at speed without one, but perhaps its not so bad to weed that out of the gene pool and not having it expedites the process?
As I was reading OP's article, another article (pay walled) showed up in the side feed detailing how my town back in SoCal is having, what apparently is becoming ubiquitous in the country, anti-quarantine protests today:
I'm so glad I moved out for good this time, its sadly a pro military and Trump part of Southern Orange County that happens to have some of the most beautiful coast lines and best surfing on the mainland... I just looked into to it and it seems its also happening in Colorado Springs, which is also deeply pro Military and is dependent on its economy.
Which is odd, because in the Northern part we have people calling the police to tell them about the influx of out of state plates that been seen recently.
Don't act surprised that people are getting cabin fever. It didn't help that when California entered the lockdown, there were no exit criteria, they're still pretty murky, and despite the rate of new cases being pretty stable for the past few weeks, there are still new regulations (face masks, park and beach closures) when the data point to staying the course being effective.
> Don't act surprised that people are getting cabin fever.
First, California is still on partial lock-down, not full lock down. You're still allowed to go outside for exercise and essential shopping with social distancing in the best case scenario. That's farm from ideal, but way more relaxed then most of the World when trying to tackle the spread of COVID. Several posters here are from Spain or Italy, they couldn't/cannot leave their homes at all!
In the worst case its almost entirely unchanged: I've seen several examples of Youtube celebrities coming in from out of state on their motorcycles to to do a mini tour, ride while the roads are practically empty and the weather is good (Maxwrist) to shoot new videos for their channels; to professional motorcycle riders extending their stays (Scott Redding) in SoCal to take advantage of weather and riding conditions under relaxed lock-down conditions as opposed to Europe where they're from to prepare for what, if it is done at all, will be a very short but intense season.
With that said, the sooner this ends the sooner we can try and get back to trying to rebuild our lives. I personally was on Round 2 at SpaceX.
Its useless to protest under these conditions, and only further increases contagion which will put a strain on the local economy further. As well as hospitals and all essential workers within them and will extend the stay at home orders.
Personally, this is one of the things I can't stand about being home in California anymore; for most, Nature doesn't bite back often enough, so most people think they can do as they please and seldom experience just how harsh Nature can be so that gives them a sense of entitlement and a false sense of confidence that they're immune to consequence.
Those of us that were born there and span several generations are acutely aware that earthquakes, fires, and torrential floods are game-changers and has significantly impacted every single generation so its best to conduct oneself with that in mind so we can get on with living our lives as soon as possible.
The weather is such a double edged sword. I highly doubt these people would be out pulling this stunt if they got the 10 inches of snow we got this week in CO.
I know it didn't. I even mentioned them in my previous post, those guys are from the Colorado Springs (south) and I underscored some of the obvious underlying issues to the dilemma and drew parallels to the ones happening in SoCal: pro military and dependence for their local economy, and a big pro trump supporter area.
I even saw it became a meme to call them 'Karen' on social media, and I don't even follow SM, as you can see them in action during this 'protest' making an unnecessary scene in the middle of the street:
Yes, that's a nurse she is racially berating; the same people dealing with medical supplies shortages, patient exposure, and being over worked during this pandemic.
I want to live in a world where these things aren't legally mandated, but everyone does them because they're good ideas. Apparently that world is impossible.
It's similar to the people that don't wear their seatbelt to somehow stick it to the government. Apparently their driving is so lame that they've never appreciated the seatbelt while cornering? Sigh.