[the_af]

It's not a dystopian martial law and you're not summarily shot or arrested. Maybe it's different in the UK, do they arrest you there?

It's about not being selfish and helping contain or flatten the contagion. It's about thinking about others and not just yourself.

> it's existing as a human being

A selfish human being, yes.

[_uwiz]

300 days of restrictions.

If your country is less restrictive, I'm happy for you.

It's been illegal for me to have a friend over for 100 days.

It's illegal to have a picnic on a park bench.

So yeah, I'm not doing this any more. If you think that's selfish - cool, I'm selfish according to you. I'm not going to kill myself for your social credit score, stop trolling.

[the_af]

> 300 days of restrictions.

What country is that? We've had about 295 days of social distancing -- we recently moved from almost total lockdown to a less restricting stance, which also requires social distancing and discourages gatherings of people.

> If you think that's selfish - cool, I'm selfish according to you. I'm not going to kill myself for your social credit score, stop trolling.

I really hope nobody gets sicks or dies needlessly because of you then.

As for your accusation of trolling: please follow HN guidelines and do not encourage flamewars.

[_uwiz]

I'm simply refusing the concept that my mental health is "opt-in".

If you don't want to interact with me, that's cool. If you want to ban large gatherings and restrict smaller ones for a period of time, I get it.

When it gets to the point that it becomes illegal to be outside without an excuse, 300 days in, you're just subjecting people to cruel and unusual punishment at this point.

The idea that people are going to die in greater proportion than the damage caused by preventing people from going for a walk to the park and sitting down with a cup of coffee is not backed by evidence, and I absolutely believe that you are trolling if you think we can all just endure this indefinitely. You're just gonna have to throw me in prison because I will treat those basic freedoms as absolute until the day I die.

I hope you stay safe, best wishes.

[solosoyokaze]

In the UK it's neither illegal to go outside, nor illegal to have lunch on a park bench as you keep claiming. Your entire argument is false (and selfish).

It's not about you, it's about not spreading disease to others.

[joshuahughes]

Sorry but you're wrong. Take a look at the UK lockdown rules (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home#w...) and you'll find that...

"You cannot leave home for recreational or leisure purposes (such as for a picnic or a social meeting)."

So your statement that the commenter's "entire argument is false" is, well, false.

[solosoyokaze]

That’s in the “meeting other people” section. It says repeatedly you can go out to exercise, including with someone from your household.