No, actually I am still working as normal, and although my livelihood might not be at risk, my health certainly is.
Ultimate privilege right there, man. I'm working from home, too, and my income hasn't changed at all, but I try to have some empathy for people whose circumstances are very different from my own.
Staying at home without an income is a big deal. Not going to work is a big deal. The economy suffering is a very big deal.
Dying from coronovirus or giving someone else coronavirus .......is the ultimate big deal.
Stay the fuck home.
Stay the fuck home until when? Without that question being answered clearly, people are going to get antsy as they see their businesses and livelihoods crumble before their eyes against a disease that doesn't appear all that deadly.
People in Italy are locked down since nearly 60 Days. FULL Lockdown, they were not even allowed to go Out for a Walk. And guess what, No one Protested. No fuckin rallies, no demonstration.
Are Americans some Special Kind?
Uhh... I definitely saw some reports of social unrest (altercations, looting) from the south of Italy, but I haven't been following the situation that closely. I think Italy is a very different country than the US in the first place, but they also probably had a better social safety net set up, so people didn't fall through the cracks as they so easily can in the US.
And, yeah, I think in general, we value freedom and not being told what to do more than people in most other countries.
As a doctor, I get it a whole lot more than you do.
Again, nothing is worse than death. The most basic need we have is to be alive. Everything else is secondary.
I know it's difficult to follow rules but when other people's lives are at stake, you had better get with the program.
There is some degree is disease spread with all social interactions and there always has been. The risk will never be zero even without Coronavirus. I think a lot of people would prefer to not be alive, actually, if it means being rationed gruel in an underground bunker with no end in sight, for example.