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Originally Posted by DaFace
I guess that's interesting, but it's unclear to me what the mechanism is supposed to be that would cause that. If it's that people stop obeying social distancing rules after a while, I guess that makes sense. I'm just not sure what the policy implications are when they don't really explain why they think it's happening.
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I read the article. It's actually pretty interesting and addresses "social distancing only" and the diminishing returns. It was summarized in the end with this analogy:
“Bending the curve using social distancing alone is analogous to slowing down the front of a raging wildfire without extinguishing the glowing embers,” said Chakrabarty, whose other line of research focuses on the impacts of wildfires on climate and health.
“They are waiting to start their own fires once the wind carries them away.”
The article is not at all saying there's no merit to social distancing, however, which is how I envision certain people thinking when they see the title.