[multjoy]

It is to stop the spread of the virus. Someone who is asymptomatic is the worst person you want out of the house. So you absolutely need to incentivise everyone who tests positive to remain indoors.

Why do people not grasp this? It’s quarantine 101.

[londons_explore]

So that more people go and deliberately get infected to claim the incentive?

Look up British control of cobras in India...

[daveFNbuck]

A bad actor can breed a lot of cobras at relatively low risk to themselves. They can only give themselves one COVID infection, and it comes with a pretty high personal risk.