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by naasking 1600 days ago
> It's not about individual risk, it's about collective risk, and honestly it's quite selfish to consider the COVID risks only with regard to yourself.

Is it wrong to be selfish? That seems be an implicit assumption in your argument.
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TameAntelope 1600 days ago
Yes, it's wrong to be so selfish that you can't experience a minor inconvenience to mitigate the risk of causing another person's death or severe injury.
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naasking 1600 days ago
More assumptions:

1. Should people have the expectation that they can inconvenience others, even if only in minor ways? This is taken as given, but it's not always the case. For instance, reducing speed limits everywhere would only slightly inconvenience everyone but save thousands of lives.

2. Is it a minor inconvenience? Certainly not to some people with breathing difficulties.

3. Does it really mitigate the risk to the degree you imply? The case is frankly not as solid as you suggest.

There are even more, but frankly the case is flimsy enough as it is.

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