Guys, it’s not just the red states or Trump supporters. Stanford professor Keith Humphreys reports “science-friendly Palo Alto” is experiencing “lockdown fatigue” as well:
I live under the longest-running lockdown in the USA, and over the past two weeks on my government-permitted walk I would estimate that the number of people out and about has tripled.
Lockdown fatigue is real, even in science-friendly Palo Alto.— Keith Humphreys (@KeithNHumphreys) May 3, 2020
And, no, they’re not all wearing masks:
Are the people mostly wearing masks where appropriate though?
— AnnaDistracted (@DistractedAnna) May 3, 2020
Less than 10% of the people I saw on my 45 minute walk yesterday were wearing masks, but most did keep physical distance from other walkers.
— Keith Humphreys (@KeithNHumphreys) May 3, 2020
Shouldn’t politicians have expected this?
UK psychologists did in fact point this out before any lockdowns started, and they were mostly ignored.
— Keith Humphreys (@KeithNHumphreys) May 3, 2020
Our side certainly has been predicting this:
Couple weeks back I said I didn't see this lasting past mid-May, and that is still seeming about right. Gonna be a gradual process of people ignoring it, areas relaxing restrictions, and the more timid gradually coming back out though. https://t.co/REKqIk6l5F
— Robert VerBruggen (@RAVerBruggen) May 3, 2020
If politicians want Americans to stay locked down, they need to do a better job:
So many reasons. The weather is getting better. People mostly aren't seen the virus hit them. Usual burnout. But the biggest reason is: Leaders at all levels really have not made the case to the public to continue these lockdowns; the "Trust us" narrative won't fly.
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) May 3, 2020
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This “open-ended” aspect with them is total BS:
People would've cooperated if they'd been given a date and a plan for getting to it. Instead, the lockdowns effectively became open-ended, and as soon as that happened any chance of keeping them going evaporated. Memorial Day would've worked. It's way too late now. https://t.co/sYS1w9IWvy
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) May 3, 2020
Plus, state governments have done a pretty crappy job getting people the benefits they’ve been promised:
If governments want to keep things/people locked up longer, they must be much more liberal with the disbursement of funds to replace lost income/wages.
They’re not.
— Josh Perry (@MrJoshPerry) May 3, 2020
Yep:
Yep. Government cannot demand people stay home and not work if they aren’t going to help. It’s a super simple equation. Agreeing or disagreeing is meaningless.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 3, 2020
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