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I don't know what the answers are, but shutting down the world for 2 or 3 years for this to run its course is a nonstarter. You can only print so much money before the whole system collapses.

The K-12 schools are going to be a disaster either way. Kids don't get this illness, but teachers might. The disparity in school districts, parental involvement, and socioeconomics nationwide is massive, and will intellectually cripple some kids for years if we go back to online-only. It was a total disaster in the spring. Even "good parents" are ill-equipped to continue on this route. So what do you do?

It's not about being "dismissive", it's about simple math at a certain point. We all can tell sad stories about the one person at work, or the one family or family member we know who have been hit hard by this, or even ourselves personally. That's not minimizing their pain and suffering at all. But until that becomes a much higher % of expected outcome instead of anecdotal exceptions, it's going to continue to be an extremely tough sell to the general public. This is exactly what we're seeing now. Especially the 18 to 40 crowd.