I blame political polarization. Once conservatives made being completely reckless about covid their political identity, liberals reacted by stigmatizing any level of risk, no matter how minor, considering it a violation of liberal identity. https://t.co/IoMCiTrQwO

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) August 28, 2021

Yeah, the twin and entwined “completely safe” and “Zero Covid” phantasmagorias lead to society-wide long-term destructive outcomes and measures that don’t actually help against Covid in any significant way. In addition, these attitudes tend to forestall real interventions like better ventilation and increased use of the outdoors. A huge and preventable failure.